Nr 96. Cartagena & Mar Menor
When we crossed the border from Portugal (the Algarve) to Spain (the Southcoast of Spain), it was the 19th of December 2022. The first Spanish region (in the Netherlands we would call it province) we entered was Andalusia. It’s the largest of the 17 regions that Spain has divided her country in: about 8 million […]
Nr 95. Almería & the plastic sea
After a great trip by car through the Sierra Nevada, watching the snowy mountains, we continued sailing along the Southeast coast of Spain: This part of Spain is interesting, there is the stunning backdrop of high mountains along the coastline, some with snow. And then the villages below have 320 days of sunshine each year. […]
Nr 94. Sierra Nevada
When we sailed along the coast from Málaga in easterly direction, we noticed that the mountains from Marbella, got bigger and bigger. We were looking from our ship at Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada. I had never been in the Sierra Nevada. To me Sierra Nevada has always been a mysterious area, the name (‘snowy mountain […]
Nr 93. Costa del Sol
After a great time at Gibraltar, it was time to round the bend and sail into the Mediterranean! When we did, we looked at the other side of the Rock. There we saw a large sunken ship with on deck 4 yellow cranes still standing above water level. It turned out to be a ship […]
Nr 92. Gibraltar at New Year
After a great time in Cádiz for Christmas, we prepared ourselves for a milestone we have been looking forward to for a while: sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar! There a several reasons why Gibraltar is such a milestone for us and for many sailors: – it’s the connection point between the Atlantic Ocean and […]
Nr 91. Sailing in 2022
Our year of sailing in 5 minutes! We selected the most beautiful pictures of 2022 to show the must sees of the 6 countries we sailed through: – Jan/Feb: Scotland/England – Feb/March/April: Netherlands – April: Belgium – April/Mai/June: France (inc. Jersey) – June/July: Spain north – Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov: Portugal (inc. Azores) – Dec: Spain south (inc. […]
Nr 90. Christmas in Cádiz
When we came back the 15th of December in Algarve from 4 days in the Netherlands, the contrast in landscape and temperature could not be bigger! From white frost, to the beach on a swing with 20 C° degrees! We started the engines of the catamaran the next day and had a wonderful long day […]
Nr 89. In Holland: being a juror for the Awards 2022
Last week, we left the boat in the Algarve in a harbor to fly back to the Netherlands for 4 days. I was invited by Branch organization Develhub to be a juror to select the winner of their annual Awards. My company Expert Trainers is 1 of the partners of Develhub, to support the profession […]
Nr 88. Ilha da Culatra
Okay, that was unexpected. We sailed into the Wadden islands of Portugal! The eastcoast of the Algarve is very different from the westcoast, which is where we had sailed so far. We enjoyed the wide golden beaches at Sagres, the red cliffs and caves in Lagos and pretty towns like Portimão. And sailing further, the […]
Nr 87. Amazing Algarve
We are pretty impressed by the atmosphere here in the Algarve: it’s relaxed, sunny, comfortable, golden beaches with cosy white restaurants and red cliffs in the background. Holiday feelings easily kicks in here! After Lagos and the estuary of Alvor, we sailed further eastwards along the coast of Algarve with our catamaran and visited these […]