Travel Journey 10 | ABC – Islands 1 september – 1 december It is 8 October when I land on Curacao by plane. I worked in the Netherlands for 3 months with great pleasure. We had a wonderful summer and exactly when the weather started to get colder I flew towards the sun. What a wonderful feeling to skip the winter again this year. It is nice to be on
Travel Journey | Bonaire – Venezuela 10 mei – 1 september After two full days and nights at sea, our effort is rewarded with dozens of uninhabited islands with white sandy beaches in a beautiful turquoise sea. We anchor at the island of Grand Roque, where we have to clear customs and pay the park fee. Los Roques has been on the World Heritage List since 1994 and you
Travel Journey 8 | Curacao – Bonaire After a three-week stay in Curaçao we sailed to Bonaire against wind and current direction due to agreements with friends and family. We already knew that our ship is not that good at cruising, but now the numbers confirm it too. As the crow flies, the part we have to cover is only 30 miles, we covered more than 80 miles. “You
Travel Jorney 7 | Martinique – Curacao Time flies. We are already staying at Martinique for 3 weeks before we know it. We enjoy the nice weather and the simple things like getting fresh baguettes, French cheese and fruit on the market every morning. The nice weather has a side note, incidentally. Since our stay here in Martinique it rains at least 4-5 times every day. These so-called “squalls” bring
Travel Journey 6 | Kaapverdie – Martinique We are anchored in Palmeira, the northwestern tip of Sal. The first days after our arrival, we get some extra sleep and rid our laundry and bedding of the kilos of salt that has been drawn into it. In the meantime Wessel, a study friend of Niels and a sailing sailor, has also arrived in Sal to accompany us for the next
Travel Journey5 | Gran Canaria – Kaapverdië Two days after our arrival in Gran Canaria our girlfriends come by. So we still have plenty of time to desalinate the boat and do the necessary chores. Of all the maritime shops that exist, there is no 1 in the possibility to repair our Victron inverter. For this, the unit must be flown to the mainland. Because we are probably talking about