Hello and welcome to this long read coverage of our stay with Aleid and Bob on the Kabaal. For us this was the first time to visit Bob and Aleid since they departed a year ago. The biggest pleasure in this trip then was to see them in their natural floating habitat. Naturally all this… Continue reading 34 Vancanze Liguri a vela
33 Vive la France
For our first real French croissant of the year we sailed 300 miles in 48 hours. From Mallorca Santa Ponça we had a smooth ride and arrived at Ile de Porquerolles early morning. This island felt surprisingly French to us after having floated in Spanish and Portuguese waters for almost a year. The French folklore… Continue reading 33 Vive la France
32 Indulging a marvellous Mallorca and a surprising Ibiza
From Menorca back to Mallorca for another nice family visit. First we welcomed Appie who flew in from his exchange in Norway. A few days later he was happily reunited with his girlfriend Indra who came in from her exchange in Barcelona. It turned out the west coast of Mallorca was even more beautiful then… Continue reading 32 Indulging a marvellous Mallorca and a surprising Ibiza
31 Meeting in a sublime Menorca
A visit to the Balearic Islands is not complete without seeing Menorca. So from the north point of Mallorca we set sail for Ciutadella. We had the sailors wish: bright sunny weather and quite a bit of beam reach so our cross over went fast and smooth. Then Ciutadella: a lovely town dating from the… Continue reading 31 Meeting in a sublime Menorca
30 Balearic beauty – relishing true blue
Never did we expect to find such beauty around the Balearic Islands Our first experience was anchoring in Cala Escondida on Ibiza where we were treated by a beautiful sunset accompanied by the hippie drums saluting the sun on its way down to the sea . Next morning we pumped up the dinghy to explore… Continue reading 30 Balearic beauty – relishing true blue
29 Viva Costa del Sol
After having spent two weeks in the Netherlands we came back to Gibraltar to find Kabaal and a freshly repaired sail. It seemed easy to put it back on the boom but then something went wrong: one of the reeflines accidentally got pulled out and it needed a lot of clever thinking and patience and… Continue reading 29 Viva Costa del Sol
28 First touch of Andalucia and safe passage to Gibraltar
The famous white villages of the national parc ‘sierra de Grazalema’ lured us into mainland Andalucia. By car we visited the beautiful mountain range strewn with picturesque pueblos blancos. The villages have been inhabited by Romans, Moors and Visigoth and have been painted white since the 14th century. Their steep and narrow alleyways make it… Continue reading 28 First touch of Andalucia and safe passage to Gibraltar
27 Four amazing crews cruising along the Algarve
In March, early April we had the wonderful opportunity of having some our favourite family and friends flying in for a few days wandering along this beautiful coast. The travel stories have been captured in the last four posts, here is the movie. Just click on the title to enjoy.
26 Racing Kabaal met een landrot
Reisverslag van Paul en Marjan Ik kan een beetje zeilen, maar ik ben vooral een meezeiler; op onze eigen boot en de eerste week van april op Kabaal. Onze trip begint in Olhão (Portugal). Om 9 uur p.m. zitten we met Robert Jan en Aleid in de sfeervolle kajuit aan een heerlijke zelf gekookte stoofschotel… Continue reading 26 Racing Kabaal met een landrot
25 Spicy crew on board
We were very happy with the invitation of Bob and Aleid, when they invited us to visit them in Portugal to board the Kabaal for a couple of days. Therefore we travelled late March to Faro. Unfortunately, the weather conditions weren’t that good when we arrived on Thursday, it was raining and quite windy, but… Continue reading 25 Spicy crew on board