Recent Blogs
The Long Afternoon to Barbate
We left Cádiz at lunchtime, which was not the plan. The plan had involved dawn, coffee in travel mugs and the sort of efficient departure…
We Were Ready to Leave at Dawn. The Boat Had Other Ideas.
Exploring Cádiz on Foot After Sailing In (A Slow Day Away from the Boat)
Arriving in Cádiz by Boat (Our First Harbour Day After Sailing In)
First Night in Cádiz: When the Boat Finally Stops Bracing
The Strait Day: Tankers, Tides, and the Moment the Atlantic Lets Go
The Harbour Day That Fixed More Than the Engine
Small Jobs After a Big Night (Ryan vs. Liam)
Drift Day, Sagres
The Storm Off Cape St. Vincent
Prep Day in Lagos
A Night in Lagos
Lost in Lagos
The Southern Pull
The Day We Got Boarded (Kind Of)
A Fado Night Gone Wrong (or Right?)
One More Night in Lisbon – Laundry, Locals, and the Ghosts of a Fado Bar
Land Legs in Lisbon – City Heat, Boat Checks, and a Bit Too Much Wine
Boat Haircuts & Shore Showers: The Hygiene Chronicles
Leaving Porto – Heavy Weather, Tough Decisions, and the Long Haul to Lisbon
15 Important Spanish Words for Sailing Around Spain
Porto Ashore – Exploring the City, Navigating the Douro, and a Much-Needed Break
Slippery When Wet – Sailing South to Porto
Into the Rías Baixas – Sailing Galicia’s Hidden Waterways and Wine Country
Into the Deep Blue – Sailing to A Coruña and Reuniting with Old Friends
