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slow boat to Australia

Dartmouth to Bayona, Bayona to Cascais and Lisbon, then Portimao and the Algarve; where I'm currently holding for the winter. This year will see me through the Med. Probably spe...

May 01, 2009: LOVE AT FIRSTSIGHTI first saw you nine years ago in the marina. Even though you were just standing by the brokerage, it was obvious to me that you could sail. You looked beautiful, but you belonged to someone else. It was almost a year before I actually spoke to you; he didn’t want you anymore I’d heard, but I had never forgotten you.I spoke quietly, didn’t I? So that passers ... » read more

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Summer 2011

Lagos, Portugal - Madeira - Azores - Spanish Rias - Lagos

August 18, 2011: We’ve had a steady succession of crew changes. Passage crew Steven returned to the UK allowing Alison and Robert’s wife Janet to take his place on board for a few days including a visit to the Islas Cies, and indyllic National Park just a few miles off the shore from Bayona. Here we rowed ashore from two anchorages and enjoyed walks among the pine trees to lighthouses wi... » read more

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Jonathan-Livingston in 2011

Pottering around Algarve, Portugal and Spain.

July 08, 2011: To celebrate our wedding anniversary, Gondo and I sailed J-L from La Linea’s Alcaidesa marina to Gibraltar’s Queensway Quay marina. A very short hop of just an hour and a half motoring. It was our first experience mooring with lazy lines but all went well, as we squeezed into the last 12 m slot. The marina uses both water and electricity meters (like La Linea) but we managed on the ... » read more

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