Fernando to Suriname Heading back to the boat after our last day ashore we could see that water was being pumped out of the boat in a big hurry. Someone asked if it was the grey water being pumped out and the answer from the maritime crew driving the tender was yes. There had been…

What a beautiful island! This post is going to be mostly pictures. It was a bit rainy the first day we were there so we took shelter at this lovely patio. We sat on the beach in the rain. It was good to be relaxing on land. The next day we wandered around the island….

The Atlantic crossing. We left Dakar on November 30 and motored out into the Atlantic. Land soon fell out of sight as the low lying hazy shore disappeared quickly. With the dust and smell behind us it was great to head out into the ocean. I was glad to leave Dakar, it was a tiring…

We arrived in the harbour on November 23 and anchored overnight. It was hazy and windy but thankfully there wasn’t any swell. It’s a busy harbour with plenty of cargo ships anchored out waiting to go to the dock. Over the radio we heard the port asking the ship anchored next to us if their…

We arrived in La Palma on November 12. This was a parent port for the students so parents were allowed to come visit and there isn’t any port programming so they have time to hang out with their families. This was also my port off. I rented an Airbnb for 3 nights and rejoiced in…

We had one last day to stay in Essaouira and wander around before we sail to the Canary Islands. I bought a rug from some ladies who were weaving them right in the shop. Wandering around the Médina was pretty cool in the morning. exploring with Rhiannon Then in the afternoon we went to a…

The land adventure. Normally a bus ride isn’t something that I look forward to but after all the rolling on the ship, the lack of sleep from the waves and the effort it takes to even just hold yourself upright in that weather, I was so excited to just sit. The landscape is phenomenal here….

Rolling east to Essaouira. Did we ever roll! With 5m waves on the beam we rolled for 5 days. Nothing stayed in place. Of course all the obvious things go flying (like dishes don’t stay on tables) but the tables and benches in the mess broke free of their lashings and started moving around. Rather…

This island is so amazing! I would love to come here again. There’s so much to do and we had so little free time here. Class Afloat decided that we should have a huge amount of organized port program and very little time off. It was exhausting. Also made more busy by the lice crisis….

We motored through the Strait of Gibraltar early in the morning as the sun came up. Rainbows were everywhere on this voyage After 5 days in the ocean, surrounded by water we sailed up to Madeira. It’s a steep island with really amazing terrain and it was nice to see land after seeing nothing but…