49 – Caribbean vibes
Snorkelling in crystal clear water, drinking very expensive Bajan cocktails, hiking through dense tropical vegetation to splendid waterfalls, mingling amongst hundreds of sailing …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …