Provisioning It’s now a year ago, that I had already finished my provisioning list. Last autumn, when it was getting grey and we couldn’t talk often enough about the new life from summer on, I started to work on the provisions for the trip. Some things I still knew about our last crossing and many …
One more week to go As expected time flies in Las Palmas. There are only two important things to do on board before leaving on Nov11. A leaking window has to be replaced and the water maker should then start its service. Everything else was done last week. The Rivercafe is fueled up and almost …
ARC+ ahead of us We slowly get back into the groove. It is normal again that “right” means starboard and the kitchen is called galley. Our German speaking share is decreasing while English is becoming more common. We begin to enjoy life on board and are now very happy that we have switched to a …
The time of the optimists in Las Palmas Wanderlust and an empty wallet go just as well with a cream cake with anchovies. Imagination and courage are needed if you still want to travel. Sailing to the Caribbean as a hitchhiker, for example. That’s why in the time before the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), …
So many “first times” So that was it, our real, own maiden voyage. At 55 nm, only about one hundredth of the maiden voyage from Cape Town, which isn’t considered as such as Ka and I were not on board. At 7.30 a.m. – it was still pitch dark – we left Santa Cruz de …
Our personal maiden voyage We have been on Tenerife for almost 3 months now. We have waited two months for the Rivercafe and the last 3 weeks we have made it ready to sail and our new home. After this weekend we will leave Tenerife. For Ka and me the 55 nm to Las Palmas …
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