On our way

17:30 UTC 28’03N 27’08W We’ve filled up with fuel and water, slipped our lines and left Europe at 5pm today. Currently, we are motoring in the shadow of the island, and whilst it would be nice to think that there is a good breeze waiting for us, I’m not holding my breath. It may be […]

Preparing to leave

10:50 UTC. 11/11/07 Marina La Gomera We’re all here, on board Ty Dewi having arrived safely yesterday afternoon to find the boat in good shape, as we left her, and pretty much ready to go. A trip to the supermarket for lots of food, beer and wine kept the crew occupied for quite a while, […]

The Joy of travel

07:20 UTC, 10/11/07 – A Hotel in Los Christianos, Tenerife. The news in brief. The airline reschedule the flight for mid afternoon, then have a hydraulic leak delaying us another two hours and we get to Tenerife after the last ferry has left for La Gomera. But we find a good and cheap hotel and […]