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Moroccan Adventure

Posted on October 28, 2023 by skippy526

October 25 – 28, 2023 — Back to the boat in Tangier, it was time to wrap up our inland exploring of Morocco.  John and Eileen headed home. We spent another few days doing some boat work, enjoying walking through … Continue reading →

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Artsy Moroccan

Posted on October 25, 2023 by skippy526

October 24 – 25, 2023 –– The train ride back to Tangier from Fez was another opportunity to see the landscape and many small towns in the northern central part of Morocco and the vast amount of agriculture. The trains … Continue reading →

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Morocco Trek

Posted on October 23, 2023 by skippy526

October 19 – 23, 2023 — A highlight of our trip was to be our desert trip. It was great! Said, our driver, picked us up at our riad and drove us over the High Atlas Mountains, stopping at several … Continue reading →

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Marrakech Express

Posted on October 18, 2023 by skippy526

October 14 – 18, 2023 –– John and Eileen arrived and, after a day walking and exploring Tangier, we took the new high-speed train from Tangier to Casablanca, then regular train on to Marrakech. The high speed train is impressive. … Continue reading →

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Into Africa

Posted on October 14, 2023 by skippy526

October 11 – 14, 2024 — Sailing the 30 miles from Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco sounds like a simple, short day. Not so! The Strait of Gibraltar is a tricky beast! There are very strong currents that run into and … Continue reading →

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Gib

Posted on October 10, 2023 by skippy526

October 5 – 10, 2023 — Following another two nights at sea we arrived in LaLinea, Spain, about 500 yards from Gibraltar. Over the next four days we walked back and forth from Gibraltar, getting our passport stamped at the … Continue reading →

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Cartagena

Posted on October 2, 2023 by skippy526

September 27 – October 2, 2023 — With a full moon and calm seas we had a smooth overnight trip to Cartagena on the southeast coast of mainland Spain. Again we moved in a weather window with strong winds forecast … Continue reading →

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Three Baleares

Posted on September 26, 2023 by skippy526

September 13-26, 2023 — We did an overnight sail to Majorca (aka Mallorca) in the Balearic Islands, coming into Port de Soller. A protected small harbor, it has a delightful 100 year old train that runs between the Port and … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun in Barcelona

Posted on August 12, 2023 by skippy526

August 2 – 12, 2023 — August was filled with more boat projects, time with friends in Barcelona, and friends visiting from Boston. At the end of the month our friend Ken arrived to join us for some sailing.  One … Continue reading →

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Irish Eyes are Calling

Posted on August 1, 2023 by skippy526

July 29 – August 1, 2023 — While under Covid lockdown we did some research on our family genealogy and Bob found that he actually has a wee bit of Irish blood–one eighth. Who knew? Sara is more Irish, but … Continue reading →

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