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 …
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43 – Atlantic crossing
With this article we hope to give you a little insight of our Atlantic crossing from Mindelo to Fernando de Noronha, with a …
41 – Christmas in Dakar
At close reach to Dakar We promised the boys that we would be sailing neither on the 24-25th December or the 31st… So …
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 …
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” …
35 – Sao Vincente and Santo Antao
Back in Mindelo We are back to our everyday life in Mindelo, capital of the Island Sao Vincente, and decide to anchor in …
34 – The windward islands (via Switzerland)
It’s not that we had nothing to tell you about the windward islands (Barlavento in portuguese) during our last two weeks before leaving …
33 – Turtles on Boa Vista
What has Boa Vista got to offer ? Although 2nd touristic island of Cape Verde, there is even less to see on Boa …
31 – Dakhla, aaaahh Dakhla…
“where the dunes meet the sea”, “kite and wind surfing paradise”, “fantastic setting”, “anchorage in the bay”, “Morocco at it’s best”, … all …
30 – El Hierro, last but not least
We do not find one should leave out El Hierro when sailing in the Canaries. This very special and smallest Island of the …