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Summer 2011 we set off south from Denmark heading for the Caribbean.
Captain: Boris
Crew:
Marianne
Rikke
Amelia
Kiki
Ijmuiden, Holland
Ijmuiden, Holland - don't mess with a dachshound
Back at Sea - heading through the English Channel
Back at Sea - heading through the English Channel
Back at Sea - heading through the English Channel - White Cliffs of Dover to starboard
Stopped Channel Islands with some engine trouble - Port placed us on low water and we woke up falling out of our bunks....
The girls waited on another boat out in the rain while I tended to Chili until the tide came back up
Port Authority felt so bad that we got a free dock while we fixed the engine
Leaving Channel Islands - unfriendly place for dog owners.............
Heading for Brest - Rikke taking the night watch while I fixed the rudder
Headed for Brest
Headed for Brest - deckhands resting after a long squack (M. Python...)
First Dolphins
Guest resting
Small port outside Brest
Small port outside Brest
Crossing the Bay of Biscay with 0 wind - unusual !!
Figueira da Foz, Portugal - best port we visited on the southbound leg
Figueira da Foz, Portugal - best port we visited on the southbound leg
Figueira da Foz, Portugal - checking out
Figueira da Foz, Portugal - departing
Figueira da Foz, Portugal - longing?
Southbound along Portugal
Southbound - Southwest tip of Portugal - almost in Portimao
Southbound - rounding the southwestern tip we hit a heavy offshore gale with no warnings and spent 6 hours beating into the wind
Portimao - FOOD (just arrived in Port)
Everyones tired after a long trip
oh my - is that meat down there???
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Rikke will be going back to Denmark and the rest of us going onwards to Canaries
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Kiki loves the beach
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Kiki's first swim
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Hard work learning to swim
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Rikke will be going back to Denmark and the rest of us going onwards to Canaries
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Rikke will be going back to Denmark and the rest of us going onwards to Canaries
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Rikke seems not to approve of our choice of desserts??
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Sushi !
Portimao - rest and relaxation - Sushi !
Southbound for Canaries
Southbound for Canaries - first tuna of the trip
Southbound for Canaries - Amelia on watch
Southbound for Canaries - squid and flying fish on deck
Southbound for Canaries - Dolphins
Southbound for Canaries - Dolphins
Southbound for Canaries - Dolphins
Las Palma - Gran Canaria
Las Palma - Gran Canaria
Las Palma - Gran Canaria - heading south
Southbound along Gran Canaria
Southbound along Gran Canaria
Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria
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