With the boat safely moored in marina Alcaidesa waiting for the parts to fix the escape hatches we rented a car and went to Seville for a three day visit. We arrived around lunch time so after checking in in the hotel we went for lunch in a Lebanese restaurant. We had left Abu Dhabi […]
After pasport control you follow Winston Churchill Avenue and cross the famous airstrip into the North District of Gibraltar city. The first suburb you walk into is “Ocean Village” a Dubai like development with high risers, waterfront bars and restaurants around a small marina. We enjoyed many sun-downers in this cozy area. Gibraltar has a
In Cadiz we assessed the situation with Newpoint Moverbo the Dutch dealer of our boat. If we stayed in Cadiz waiting for the necessary parts to make the escape hatches safe to sail, we would not be able to leave Europe before the deadline of March 05, 2020. As a consequence we would become VAT
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The first overnight stay when back in Spain was in the lovely Marina Isla Canela. Spain was under Moorish rule for 250 years longer than neighbouring Portugal and the attractive Marina development is based on Moorish architecture which we came to appreciate once in Tangier Morocco. Early morning next day we were off for the
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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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There are so many cultural sites in Spain and Portugal that it triggered us to dive deeper in the history of the Western Mediterranean. We uncluttered the dates and data and we hope that the common thread helps you to understand this fascinating part of Europe as it helped us. Iberia was probably inhabited by
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