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 […]
Time to go
After what seems like a long, drawn out couple of months, it’s finally time to fly back down to the Canary Islands and get back on board. Friday will be spent travelling, hopefully arriving at a fairly civilised time in the early evening. Saturday is preparation and provisioning then Sunday should be time to set […]
Issieism
Issie’s moved up a year in school and yesterday they were introduced to a classroom full of computers where they can learn things with and about computers. Issie was pleased to tell us that it is called the ‘Ice Tea Sweet’ (I.T Suite)
Maxism – on hold
I’m trying to talk to someone in one of those call centres, and get the music and ‘your call is important, please hold’ message. I put the phone on speaker, lay it on the worktop and get on with preparing lunch. Max keeps picking up the phone. After the third time I’ve said ‘please put […]
We’re back
We’re back, although I hesitate to say we’re home, as I’m not really sure where that is right now. Ty Dewi is safely tied up in a marina in the warmth of La Gomera, and we are back here in Cambridge, starting to pack and sort the household belongings in preparation for moving out in […]
Only Canuks and Englishmen…
San Sebastian de La Gomera. Gesa and I decided to take advantage of the grandparents’ babysitting skills and leave the kids in town whilst we went for a walk in the hills, up to a viewpoint 1000m above the harbour, and then catch a bus down after a leisurely beer. We should have started in […]
We like La Gomera!
We’ve been here in San Sebastian for a few days now and the contrast between here and Tenerife is wonderful. The town is small, friendly and full of bars selling us cold beer and ice cream at ridiculously low prices. The marina is of a very high standard, with lots of activity and things to […]
Issie and Max find lots of fish!
Here in San Sebastian, La Gomera, the marina is beautiful and very close to a lovely town. The marina basin is teeming with fish, and the water is so clear that we can see five metres down to the bottom. Issie and Max lean over the wall, fascinated. Issie: “Look – a big school of […]