What are we eating today?
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 …
Month: October 2020
Boarding complete
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 …
Back to the blue water life
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 …
Hitchhiking across the Atlantic
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 …
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria arrival
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 …
Bye Bye Tenerife
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. …