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Canary Islands – Gran Canaria
After about a week at Lanzarote it was time to move on to our next island, Gran Canaria. Here, we had organised a date with my brother Frans and [...]
Canary Islands – Lanzarote
A 5-day passage takes a little time to recover from, you are in a bit of a jet lagged state from four hours on and four hours off and, [...]
Off to the Canary Islands
It is dark, we are north-east of Lanzarote and we are tired. We have slowed down Yuma to try and arrive at the Marine Lanzarote, in Arrecife, when their [...]
Leaving Corsica for Marseille
Cap Corse Having recovered from our ordeal after a good night’s sleep, and with the gales having blown themselves out, we decided to move to an anchorage on the [...]
A few more hikes in Corsica
To the centre of Corsica Having savoured the joys of Ajaccio it was time to head off for a hike again. After a bit of searching, we found what [...]
Under water in Corsica
As mentioned before, in 1987 I (F) took part in a field course at the marine research station Stareso, near Calvi. This was the first time I had dived [...]
On the water in Corsica – the east coast
A decision we came to regret The next morning, we left Solenzana for the marina in Bastia – strangely (or not as it turned out), we were the only [...]
On the water in Corsica – the south coast
After about a week of exploring in and around Ajaccio, the wind had died down enough to continue our circumnavigation of the island. Firefighting planes continued to practice along [...]