Who remembered that this weekend was daylight saving time? We did NOT. So when I went on watch at 1 AM on Sunday morning for a four hours shift, Ryan set his alarm at 4:45 AM to take over. But he didn’t understand why his phone was saying that he’d get a full five hours […] More
After over 2 months spent preparing Polar Seal for our upcoming Atlantic crossing, we finally left Almerimar yesterday and were back at sea. And nothing says “welcome back” quite as well as a magnificent sunset at the bow and jumping dolphins. We had no wind whatsoever through the entire passage. But the glass-like waters enabled […] More
Aaaaah, Sicily… Ask me where in the Med I would definitely go back, and my mind is already back in this Italian gem. We reached Sicily from Cala Gonone in Sardinia after 36 hours of -ahem (surprise!!!)… motoring. But making landfall in San Vito Lo Capo right before sunset was well worth the effort, and […] More
This year, we have been reminded more times than we could have imagined that “sailing plans are written in the sand at low tide”. A mix of picking up friends in Sicily and multiple Mistrals coming our way considerably shortened the time that we wanted to spend around Sardinia. The full month that we thought […] More
Cala Molto is a little anchorage accessible by boat or by foot on the East Coast of Mallorca. We sailed there from Portocolom, looking for an anchorage that would protect us from a Southern swell, and arrived at the end of the day to find some of the bluest water we’ve ever seen…. And you know […] More
After this post, our blog posts will have almost caught up to the video timeline! 😉 Sometimes after our stay in the bay of Palma, we realized that in terms of time, we could either stay a little bit longer in Mallorca and thoroughly explore its East and North coast, or go through it as […] More
We never got to a marina in Palma de Mallorca, as those exceed the limits of how much we can spend on a night at the dock. Instead, we left the boat in Port d’Andratx where we paid 15€ for a sturdy mooring buoy, and spent 6€ on bus tickets per person to go […] More
Ok guys, I have committed to catch-up on some of my photography! Today we are going back to Port d’Andratx, a lovely natural harbor West of Mallorca, which is where we made landfall after crossing from Ibiza. There, mooring buoys cost 15€ a night for boats under 15 meters, the waters were sheltered and the atmosphere […] More
It has been a long time since I’ve published photos of our adventure! I usually love mixing video and photography on our blog, but the crazy winds of the Med have gotten the best of my schedule. Finding time to sit down by my laptop has proven more difficult than I would have wanted, but […] More
After a long preparation period and some exciting sailing along the South coast of Spain, we were looking forward to finally touch the Balearics. It took us five hours to reach Formentera from Calpe, and here we were: living the island life at last! From this point on, we will not touch mainland Europe unless we […] More
After a couple of days waiting out some weather in Torrevieja, we decided to set sails towards Calpe for we decide would be our last stop on mainland Spain before hitting the Balearics. I do not typically enjoy sailing close to the wind, as it makes the boat heel and life onboard becomes unpractical. […] More
An eventful week in Cartagena After a week in Cartagena, it was time to say goodbye to our friend Marky and set sail towards new Mediterranean adventures. Our stay in the capital of the Spanish Navy’s Maritime Department was an eventful one, to say the least! During our stay, Marky had just gotten his new […] More