48 – Surinam and it’s cultural hodgepodge
What do people from Surinam look like? We’ll get back to the question further down. And here’s how we experience a fascinating mix …
discoveries
47 – French Guiana
Landing on a beautiful island with a sad history, a quick glance into French Guiana’s space centre, hiking in rain forests with killer …
46 – Amazonia: where the river is the road
How health is a major issue on board, all of us riding buffaloes, living 8 days on a catamaran, enjoying great company and …
45 – Fifty shades of Brazil
Coloured houses in the Paraiba, mocos (Kerodon rupestris!) under giant boulders, discovering what Niemeyer did, getting just a little wet in the amazonian …
44 – Brazil – islands, Jacaré and carnival
Have you ever looked closely at Brazil on a map? Do you realize how big the country is? You could in fact cover …
40 – Bijagos, it easily gets difficult…
As we’re already in the very south of Senegal, the Bijagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau are not so far. It is a UNESCO wildlife …
39 – In the rivers of Senegal
Anecdotes and experiences made during our month sailing with Illika in the rivers of Senegal, the Siné-Saloum and the Casamance. Cruising in the …
39a – Camp fires
Camp fires and oysters The Siné-Salum is a vast saltwater fossil river in West Africa, so vast that it can be navigated by …
39b – The children of Senegal…
The children of Senegal… In Siné-Saloum, we went to visit a very poor village called Maya. When we arrived by dinghy, the children …
38 – Dakar and first steps West Africa
This is how we travel on to Dakar and make our first steps in West Africa, before letting ourselves relax in the rivers …
37 – Leaving Cape Verde
From Santiago to Fogo Before leaving Cape Verde, we sail in 10 hours at a pleasant speed from Tarrafal to the only “official” …
36 – Santiago and baby turtles
Finally, we manage to leave! After changing our departure date a couple of times, because the wind forecasts changed constantly, we leave Mindelo …