Hello again friends. In our previous post we continued exploring the magnificent city of Cartagena. The city managed to transform its long history into very accessible tourist attractions, combined with good shopping, excellent restaurants and friendly people. It was however time to move further West again. On Monday morning Nov 27, at the crack of […]
Hello friends. In our previous blog we left Ibiza and sailed via a few anchorages on Spain’s East coast to the Mar Menor, where we stayed 10 days at anchor at Los Nietos to visit magnificent Cartagena by train. In that blog we focussed on the Carthaginian (Punic) period when the city was founded. However,
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Hello dear friends. In our previous blog we took on the challenging 340 Nm sail from Tunisia to Mallorca, met up with our friends Jonalyn and Victor and explored the “Dalt Vila” of Ibiza. In this blog we will sail further to the South-West to Cartagena, mainland Spain. Leaving our anchorage near Dalt Vila (Ibiza
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Hello again. In our previous blog we described the last leg of our roundtrip in Tunisia, visiting Jasmin, Hammamet, Tunis and finishing in ancient Carthage the capital of the Punic empire 650–149 BC. Back on the boat we said farewell to our Tunisian friends Ramy and Kawthar and prepared for the 340 miles sail to
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In our previous blog we walked among the dead in the Capuchin Catacombs, ate pastries made with centuries old recipes from the nun’s of Saint Catherine Monastery and visited stunningly beautiful churches. Now we rush through the narrow streets to our meeting point for the “evening street food tour”. The first glims of our meeting
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In our previous post we sailed from Cefalù to Palermo, strolled around Vucciria market, spend almost a day in Palermo Cathedral and had a Michelin star dinner at MEC restaurant. Today we get up early for a 3 km city hike towards the Catacombe dei Cappuccini. Entrance building of the Capuchin cemetery. The cemetery of
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When we traveled the Med from West to East, we sailed past Sicily along the South coast. (https://www.twobatsea.com/skimming-past-italy/). Now, 4 years later and traveling in the opposite direction we sail along the North coast. In the previous blog we left the Aeolian Islands and sailed to interesting and touristy Cefalù. On Sep 18 we continued
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In our previous post we visited Stromboli town, sailed back to Lipari island, explored Lipari Castello and positioned the boat for the crossing to Sicily. On Sep 16, 2023 we had a perfect Easterly to take us on a leisurely broad reach to Cefalù, Sicily. A relaxed captain on watch, playing his guitar, while the
In the previous post we sailed through the Messina Strait between Italy and Sicily towards Vulcano Island where we climbed Gran Cratère. We continued to Stromboli volcano and witnessed a nighttime eruption. Today we take the dinghy ashore to visit Stromboli town. A major Stromboli landmark San Vincenzo is the islands’ main church. There are
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Sailing North through the Messina Strait, the narrow passage between mainland Italy and Sicily, requires a bit of planning since it is one of the few areas in the Med where the tides can cause strong currents (up to 4 kns at springs). We have no tide tables for Messina but according to the pilot
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