We are off then
Las Palmas to Mindelo, Cape Verde Two years of preparation are soon history. After a negative corona test we are allowed to leave on Sunday at 1 p.m. with 23 other vessels. One crew got it: positive covid […]
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Ups and downs in pre-paradise
The first week on board “Honey, it’s not what you think.” This is usually used in a different context, but it hits our first week quite well. It was very different than we thought. Romance just above zero
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All stations – Rivercafe is approching Tenerife
Calling all stations · 41 days – 5,750 nm Many thanks to all who fevered and crossed their fingers with us. The Rivercafe arrived healthy and in one piece in Tenerife. What a day. Gary, Simon, Franco and Brandon
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Day 39
The calm of the equatorial doldrums First the news that interests many of you: the Rivercafe has still not arrived in Tenerife. It is day 8 since the guys left Mindelo and Cape Verde. The Marina Mindelo boss