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Moments of bliss and moments of fear
I write this while waiting for our engine to be serviced, or more accurately, serviced again. I’m also waiting for my heart rate and breathing to slow. Neil and I just battled a…
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Balearics, Barcelona, and our first visitors.
T he Spanish Balearic Islands have been everything we hoped for and more. This chapter of our adventure began on June 5th, when we sailed from mainland Spain, through the night, to arrive…
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Gibraltar and Southern Spain
Emerging from the boat in Gibraltar marina was surreal. Tears were shed and many hugs shared before Anthony set off to catch his flight back to London. Minutes later we found ourselves eating…
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La Rochelle to Gibraltar
Finally, after two and a half weeks of boat prep and orientation in La Rochelle, we set sail for Gibraltar and the Mediterranean. We made the decision a while ago to go straight…
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Life in La Rochelle
The big day is upon us. Today we depart La Rochelle, France and begin the 7-ish day sail to Gibraltar. We’ve got our PolarSteps app turned on so it should track us, whenever…
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Learning to Sail
April 2022: While Neil had a bit of sailing experience, Sarah was a newbie when she stepped onto a small keel boat in San Diego harbor. What followed was a quick introduction to…
