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Gibraltar
La Linea was hot despite the wind coming in from the Strait. Off Yuma’s starboard quarter as we moored up the Rock of Gibraltar [...]
Trafalgar, tuna and tuna nets
Once the winds finally died down a bit, we left Chipiona for Barbate, together with a few other sailing yachts including Marcus and his [...]
The joys of discovering a small town
We had hoped to make Cádiz our next stop, but with bad weather approaching and a regatta on over the next couple of days, [...]
From Portugal back to Spain
The Algarve From our last anchorage it was a short hop under cliffs eroded into arches, caverns and pillars and into the harbour at [...]
Rounding Portugal’s southwest coast
Having enjoyed a good taste of what Lisbon and its satellite beach towns had to offer, it was time to get back under way. [...]
Lisbon
Checking out Yuma and Oeiros After our very brisk entry into Lisbon’s waters the evening before, we treated ourselves to a long sleep-in within [...]
The Nortada
After a few days in Porto, we were treated to our favourite wind for this coast - a fresh, but not too fresh north [...]
A few days in Porto
The village of Afurada Afurada is, or at least was, a small ocean-fishing village at the river mouth and about half an hour’s walk [...]
Avoiding Orcas
Sailing with dangerous animals In Australia, we have sailed for many years in waters inhabited by potentially dangerous animals such as estuarine crocodiles, various [...]
From Spain to Portugal
The next morning we were underway by 0700. With a brisk dawn breeze coming down from Vigo we were able to quickly make our [...]