Bad News and Good News – Part 2
It took a couple of nights in an apartment in Cartagena to get a better sense of how long repairs were going to take. Given that a delayed tourist season was on us, and when repair days stretched to weeks, …
Category: Underway
Video: Swifts or Swallows?
Position: 42°38 17″N 0°00’00″E Swallows are one of the great migratory birds. Small as they are European swallows will fly over 6,000 miles to winter in South Africa. Then they fly back for summer in Europe. Barn swallows are one …
Sierra Espuña Half-Marathon
Position: 37°53’09″N 1°32’55″W The soughing of an uphill breeze as it catches a canopy of pines is a unique sound. Deciduous forests sound different. Leaves rustle, but they also quietly rattle and click against each other. Pine needles by comparison …
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[Your Country] – Love It or Leave It
Position: 7°36’40″N 98°36’39″E Protesters love their country. But, just as in any family that has a relative with self-destructive habits, protestors want their country to change for the better. Their way of doing it is by forcing an intervention. Refugees …
A Year Ago
Position: 18°4’28″N 63°5’19″W A year ago, we set sail from St Martin to cross the Atlantic. I was shit scared. But I knew at some point you have to choose: go forward or live in infamy. I had three crew …
Albert, Survivor, & Collaboration
Position: 37°35′49”N 0°58′48”W Our neighbours’, Michael and Karen’s, dog Albert fell ill a few weeks ago. Albert is a King Charles spaniel. He was distressed and in pain. His back legs had failed him, and he couldn’t walk. Michael asked …
Video: Razin’ in the Sun
Ever wonder how Mike keeps his hair trimmed on the boat? We didn’t think so. Here’s a clip (har! har!) of Mike cutting his own hair. It’s dangerous work, but someone has to do it. For those of you missing …
Signs of Life
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W Following nearly seven weeks of isolation there are signs of life returning to Cartagena. Spain is second only to the United States for the total number of active cases, and tragically Spain’s death …
Freedom’s End – Road Trip Part 3
Position: 40° 21′ 30″N 0° 24′ 27″E MORELLA By the time we arrived in Morella Thursday, March 12, Covid-19 had caught up with us. The Spanish government had just ordered a lockdown, due to take full effect at the weekend. …