The wind is blowing from the NW at 25 knots and has been constant, with a swell of 3 meters, since we left Gibraltar. Our cook is not well so we have to do our own cooking. We read, watch videos, work talk and think about home. We attempt to fish on the way, as we heard the yellow fin Tuna are huge here, but it is too rough. We arrive at Lanzarote, the first in a group of seven Canary Islands. We are moored in a very good new marina at 'Puerto Calero'. Lanzarote...

We left Cartagena on Friday and cruised overnight, arriving in Gibraltar in the morning. This large rock is covered in mist. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory of a bout 7 square Kms. It is a large rock about 300 metres high and has a population of around 30,000. It is a very built us city with lots of high rise buildings, a good marina and. Waterfront and and Main Street shopping centre. In my opinion Gibraltar is not a great place to visit. We take on...

On Monday the 19 th we take off to Seville to spend the night and next day. Portugal never looked as well farmed as Spain. The Algarve, where we have stayed is a quiet golf and beach resort area. We enjoyed our R and R here but are not happy to have another 600km road trip. GED enjoys our tour of Seville and I remember my and Janet's stay there earlier in the year, walking around familiar streets in the old town. The next day after lunch we head off to Granada...

We now need some R and R, the 'Victoria Golf Resort' is 6 star at 3 star prices as it is now off season. It is surrounded by about 8 golf courses and very close to the beach. The weather is foul but we find plenty to do, including laundry and a superb massage at a special price. There is also great food and wine. Our first day it rains continuously so we head off to see if there is some surf along the south coast at 'Sagres' which is the most south westerly poin...

On Monday 10th November, I flew into Bilbao, Spain to meet Ged Hart, who had been traveling Portugal waiting to meet up with me. We hired a 7 seat Mercedes van and drove to Biarritz, France to pick up my surfboard and golf sticks. There, we met up with our friend Phil Grace again, who found us great accommodation near 'St. John de Luc'. The weather had turned foul, cold, lots of rain and bad news re Blackpearl. The boat had broken down on its way to Gibralter a...