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Canary islands to Cape Verde crossing
Day 1 – December 4, 2020 We left our anchorage outside Puerto de Mogan after we’ve eaten breakfast to start our Canary islands to Cape Verde crossing. It was sunny and calm so the first day we went by engine most of the way. After we had lunch, a pasta dish we had prepared before our departure, we took a swim from the boat. Pretty nervous to take a swim when the depth is more than 3000 metres, never know what creatures that lure beneath you… After the swim we heard our fishing reel spin; we had caught a fish! We hauled it in and saw that it was a…
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Chill/prep days at Gran Canaria
November 24-December 4, 2020 After we got everything we wanted done and bought at Lanzarote we had a window to continue to Gran Canaria. It was pretty unusual weather for this time. Two pretty big low pressures where coming in a couple of days after each other, with both of its centers around Madeira which made the winds coming from southwest/west instead of the usual north/northeast. We had an opportunity to head for Gran Canaria before the winds from the first low pressure reached the Canary Islands. It was a window with no wind unfortunaly so we went by engine all the way. We stopped at Anfi del Mar at…
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Refill gas bottles in Canary Islands (Lanzarote)
November 18-24, 2020 As it is not always obvious where to fill gas bottles we will in this post share where at the Canary Islands (Lanzarote) we could refill our gas bottles, see a bit lower down in the post to read about that. We stayed at La Graciosa four nights before we continued to Lanzarote. It was a pretty calm day and we sailed slowly along the coast of Lanzarote. It was nice to not be in a hurry, it wasn’t a long sail and we could chill in the sun. We arrived to Marina Lanzarote near Arrecife in the afternoon and in the evening we met up with…
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First stop at Canary Islands – beautiful La Graciosa
November 14-18, 2020 After we where safe inside the marina we went to check in to the marina, showed our passports, ship’s registration papers and insurance policy. The marina at La Graciosa is very cheap, and normal years one most book a spot to be able to visit. But there were a lot of available spots for us. We took a beer in the sun in company with the boat Svala, they left Lagos about the same time as us and had also just arrived. We ate a simple lunch, took a walk around the beautiful town and went to a beach nearby to take a swim. In the evening…
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Our sail from Lagos to Canary Islands
Day 1 – November 9, 2020 After a week of some boatwork and exploring in Lagos it was time to start our sail to the Canary Islands. We left Lagos around lunchtime and started our way south, and on our way out we actually saw orcas again! We saw a lot of dolphins as well and a jumping tuna, but no luck with fishing that day, even though we tried all day. It was a very calm day so we motored a bit at first, and after a while we set sail. It was not much wind, but we sailed until early morning when we gave up and started the…
