Sailing in the Balearic Islands
Ibiza I’m sorry but it’s going to be a bit more boring this time. Nothing really exciting happened on our journey from Valencia via Ibiza to Mallorca. More nostalgic. But I’m happy to do my duty as chronicler. …
Journey
Valencia
Valencia – dream city on the Mediterranean The names of Spanish coasts usually go hand in hand with great promises: Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca are enough to make you dream. There are 17 named coasts around …
Back in Europe
Viva Espana – Rivercafe in Europe Here we are again. After three years in the Caribbean, the USA and the Bahamas, the Rivercafe is floating for her third birthday for the first time in the Mediterranean. Its her …
Doldrums, storms and nasty surprises
Rivercafe Atlantic crossing It was May2 2023 when Ka and I released the lines of Rivercafe in Fort Lauderdale and threw them on board. Unusual, because normally we are on deck when we leave a dock. This time …
Pay first – then Europe
VAT handling for the EU The Rivercafe has arrived in Europe. After almost 6000 km, Rivercafe – after an orca attack – enters the Mediterranean Sea today at noon through the Strait of Gibraltar. In fact, Tarifa in …
Underwater Circumnavigation
The calm beneath the surface of the water The opera singer Elsa Dreisig opened the radio show “Klassik Pop et cetera” with the following words: “The world, despite stress and sadness has so many beautiful things to offer”. …
Bahamas – Florida
Bimini, Fort Lauderdale and ship maintenance Now it’s over, our time in the Bahamas. After almost three months, 5 island groups and 18 locations, Bimini was our departure from the Bahamas. We are left with the turquoise memories …
Bahamas Berry Island to Bimini
Goodbye Bahamas Bahamas Berry Island to Bimini A normal Bahamas Cruising Permit allowed us to stay for three months and we used almost all of that time. We are now in Bimini, our last Bahamas island. We were …
Exumas to Nassau, New Providence
Bye bye Exumas Shortly after our farewell to Mary&Joe and Susan&Brat, Charlene&Karl announced themselves in Shroud Cay. Ka had designed the logo of their “Nala” and so we postponed our departure to see the result live on the …
The end of the Exumas and the end of the world
Our last days in the Exumas We have only a few days left in the Exumas before we move on to Part 4 of 6 of our Bahamas trip, to New Providence with its capital Nassau. Saying goodbye …