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Cartagena for Winter

On 6th December 20197th December 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized1 Comment

Yacht Port Cartagena We arrived in Cartagena in mid October after a great 48 hour sail from Gibraltar. Our original plan had been to spend the winter somewhere near Barcelona however, one of the biggest lessons we've learned since setting sail is that plans involving water are best not set in stone. So here we …

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Gibraltar

On 6th November 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In UncategorizedLeave a comment

Image: view of the Rock from the rock. We couldn't really sail past Gibraltar without stopping for a look at the monkeys. So on leaving Barbate we hugged the coast and rounded the corner into the Straights of Gibraltar. I was definitely the most over excited member of the crew on this passage. Having sailed …

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Sevilla

On 22nd October 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized5 Comments

Image: Plaza de Espana. It's September 1990 and I've just started high school. I'm in my first French lesson with the slightly scary Miss Macarron and in walks the tour de force that is Jane Leese. She sits down next to me and immediately starts talking - alot... and so began a life long friendship! …

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Cadiz

On 21st October 201911th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized1 Comment

Image: Gadis statue looking out to sea near the marina. The passage from the bottom of the river Guadiana took us just over 12 hours overnight and was pretty full on. At one point we had 3 tankers and a fishing boat bearing down on us - I was on the helm so called down …

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Ria de Guadiana

On 13th October 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In UncategorizedLeave a comment

Image: Bella anchored in the river Guadiana. We'd heard so much about the river Guadiana from other cruisers along the way that we felt it was a bit of a must see. It also seemed like a great way to mark the end of our month in Portuguese waters by spending a little time, quite …

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Portimao

On 1st October 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In UncategorizedLeave a comment

Image: The crew of Spirit lifting our spirits. Image:Maths lesson on the way to Portimao. We were in dire need offshore pressing the reset button by the time we got to Portimao (Well I was). The boat was filthy, the laundry bag was over flowing and we were very low on water and food. Within …

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Tobasco Tobasco this is Bella Bella over….

On 1st October 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized1 Comment

The passage from Cascais to Sagres was probably our most spectacular to date in terms of wild life. We rendezvoused with Tabasco in Lisbon bay in what has come to be our standard cruising formation. We were set to motor initially as the wind wasn't due to pick up for a few hours. This gave …

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Lisbon & more Cascais

On 22nd September 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized2 Comments

On the road again Looking back, our week anchored off Cascais was pretty busy - on Friday afternoon after school we rented bikes from the marina and headed north out of Cascais on the excellent cycle track(Thanks for the tip JT X). The boys loved being on bikes again but it was pretty hot. We …

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Cascais & Sintra

On 22nd September 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In Uncategorized1 Comment

Image:The well of initiation, Sintra. Image:Look up. I'm always telling the kids to look up - sometimes that's where the best view is. This is the view from the galley hatch on the way from Leixoes(Porto) to Cascais. The 30 hour passage was pretty tiring with neither Tom or I getting much sleep. Fortunately Ted …

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Goodbye Spain – Hello Portugal

On 14th September 201910th November 2019 By phil_bella1836In UncategorizedLeave a comment

Image:Sunset on Spain.... for a little while. It's fair to say that we have loved our time in Galacia this summer but it's time to move on. Our broad plan is to tackle the Atlantic Portuguese coast in 2-3 longer hops. Step 1 - Baiona to Porto. (Well, Leixoes actually which is some 40 mins …

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  • Cartagena for Winter 6th December 2019
  • Yachting World Article 1st December 2019
  • Gibraltar 6th November 2019
  • Sevilla 22nd October 2019
  • Cadiz 21st October 2019
  • Ria de Guadiana 13th October 2019
  • Culatra 8th October 2019
  • Portimao 1st October 2019
  • Tobasco Tobasco this is Bella Bella over…. 1st October 2019
  • Lisbon & more Cascais 22nd September 2019
  • Cascais & Sintra 22nd September 2019
  • Goodbye Spain – Hello Portugal 14th September 2019
  • Baiona 9th September 2019
  • Cies 5th September 2019
  • Splicing 4th September 2019
  • Combarro and Barra aka the ‘noody’ place 1st September 2019
  • Isla Ons 30th August 2019
  • Ria de Arousa 26th August 2019
  • Ria Muros 23rd August 2019
  • Camarinas 15th August 2019
  • Coruña 14th August 2019
  • Biscay 4th August 2019
  • Hiding in Brest 4th August 2019
  • Camaret-sur-Mer 4th August 2019
  • Camaret-sur-Mer Tonight 26th July 2019
  • L’aberwrach 24th July 2019
  • Our last few days in England for a while 22nd July 2019
  • Salcombe 12th July 2019
  • Needles 10th July 2019
  • And….we’re off! 9th July 2019
  • Goodbye Gurnard Primary 7th July 2019
  • There are certain things …. 5th July 2019
  • One week to go! 1st July 2019
  • Monday morning 17th June 2019
  • Boys onboard 18th April 2019
  • Of no fixed abode 11th April 2019
  • Moving onboard day(s) 9th April 2019
  • On her way back to the water 4th April 2019
  • Back in the Water Today 3rd April 2019
  • Out of the Water Jobs List Complete 1st April 2019
  • Prep and Planning 5th March 2019
  • Bella Lifted Out 5th March 2019
  • New beginnings 3rd March 2019
  • New blog 22nd February 2019

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