Author Archives: skippy526

Sept 8 – 10, 2014 – Today was an adventure in trying to find the right Policia office to get an extension to our Visas.  After a bit of time on the internet we thought we had the correct office and address and … Continue reading →

Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 6 – 7, 2014 – Our niece Lauren and Mark joined us for a day of sightseeing.  We headed off to show them the central market with the vast variety of vegetables, fish and meats.  As an American … Continue reading →

Wed/Thurs, Sept 3-4, 2014 – We explored our new city further with the Barcelona Hop on/Hop off tour to get a better understanding of the layout of the city.  Barcelona is the capital of the Catalunya region of Spain.  The … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 – A day of accomplishments – we found and ordered a passarelle for the boat to use when docking Med-moor style in Europe (it is the ramp you walk across to get from the boat to … Continue reading →

Saturday/Sunday, Aug 30-31, 2014 – We went walking and found the central market with fresh fish, 25 types of olives from all over Spain, and fabulous fresh fruits and vegetables.  We also found the market that has hot baguettes.  Good … Continue reading →

Friday, Aug 29, 2014 – We motored into Barcelona about 4 pm after about 28 hours at sea.   There was almost no wind and what we had was on the nose.  At least the seas were calm so it was … Continue reading →