A good weather window lasting a couple of days opened up to sail further South, rounding the Cape and to proceed in the direction of Gibraltar. We limited our trips to day sailing and overnight anchoring due to the many fish traps along the route. Since we didn’t go ashore to explore, this post is […]
In Lisboa you will find big city conveniences. After exiting the train station we bumped into a food market comparable to the Hawker stalls of Singapore but than indoors. The idea is that young local chefs can build up experience and reputation before investing in their own restaurant. “Tasty” idea. In 1755 Lisbon was hit
Belem is a district of Lisbon located to the cities West and known as the museum district. It is also the location from where the ships departed to trade with the Orient and from where Portugal built its colonial empire during Europe’s Age of Discovery (1400 – 1650). We traveled by train. There is a
Both Liza and Frits had never been to Portugal before so we were eager to visit Lisboa. Down town all marinas were full, a first this early in the year (Jan 2020). Marina Cascais was willing to accommodate us under the condition that we would leave in case of a Southerly storm. This doesn’t seem
We left Vigo on 22 Jan 2020 for an overnight sail South with the aim to get to Cascais at the mouth of the Rio Tejo, the river passing Lisboa. Since the coast is littered with fishnet markers we decided to head far out to sea to avoid them. We didn’t want a repeat of
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