Memories of Transat
After 2200 miles and 14 days we are happy to have arrived in Antigua. After a "quiet" as they say in Cape Verde, the situation has deteriorated...
A visitor
This morning, While we are 1000 nautical miles from the nearest land, a dazzling whiteness tropicbird visits us. Surprising so far on sides! It seems to me that Bernard Moitessier said that the tropicbird announces the approach of the Earth because he does not stray more than 300 miles. Finally…
After three days at sea…
The weather is superb with a tailwind that oscillates between 15 and 25 nodes and an average of speed 7 nodes. Sky of trade winds: Blue with rows of small white cumulus. Temperature between 28 ° C and 24 ° C at night the day. Perfect! We have come 510 nautical mile (MN) on the bottom, but not in…
Ciao Mindelo!
We are ready and in a few minutes we drop moorings for Antigua...
The Pearl of Cap Verde
Immediately arrived at Mindelo reserve ferry and bed and breakfast to spend two days to climb the peaks of the island of Sao Antao with "Madgic".
We keep the form in Santa Luzia
Last stop before crossing the Atlantic and Mindelo. Of long walks and swims in the company of "Madgic" are on the program of this superb stopover in Ilha do santa Luzia.
Gusts to Tarrafal
A small gust of wind is expected and we we shelter in the Bay of Tarrafal on the island of Sao Nicolao. As soon as the settle we escape to find nature in the quiet Bay of Papagayo.
The dunes of Boavista
Sand out of sight...
Cape Verde… memories memories
Flashback... November 2010 We reached the Palmeira on Sal island. Hospitality and the warm atmosphere of the ocean us were spellbound and we had regretted not having spent more time in the Islands. 2016 second stop in Cape Verde, This time we don't want to "Miss"....