We arrived in Mindelo, Sao Vicente at 2am on 19th December.
1000 miles sailed in 108 hours. A fast passage and our first taste of trade wind sailing. Downwind and down waves. The boat likes to surf. We celebrated Dawn’s 40th birthday about 300 miles West of Mauritania.
Great to be back in Cabo Verde. Mindelo is a charming old colonial town with music everywhere and a fine selection of backstreet grogue shops. Now planning to set sail for Antigua 27th Dec.
Feliz Natal! Bom Ano Novo!
We have been here in Lanzarote now for 2 months (with a quick side trip back to Guernsey for JP to break his jaw windsurfing and get it bolted back together again and to meet our newborn nephew, Stanley). Finally JP is healed and Escapade is loaded with food and we are ready to go. The forecast looks perfect for the next leg of our journey from Lanzarote to the archipelago of Cape Verde. We will set sail tomorrow morning (14th December)
A journey of 1000 miles ahead of us. This time it is just the two of us on board. No crew so less sleep but we are so happy to be here and looking forward to everything we will see and experience out on the ocean together.
In February 2014 we decided to go for it. We pushed the button. We said “We can make this happen”. Now, here we are, about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime. We don’t know where we are heading. We don’t know where this will take us. But – as a wise man said (once or twice) – life is short…..
We set sail from La Grande Motte and sailed to Barcelona, Ibiza, Benalmadena, Ceuta, La Graciosa and Lanzarote. Dolphins, whales, spectacular sunsets, storms, flat calms, fishing and so much fun. Great crew. Good times.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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