We have been in the sleepy hollows of Alcotim, SanLucar and Pomarau for nearly a month now we were discussing the other day where we should be when my daughter Gemma and her best friend Leigh come out to see us on the 12th of May. We first thought about Tavira as it is lovely […]

While having breakfast in the cockpit this morning Nigel was checking out the anchor drag alarm, we were rather amused to find that he was sat in Portugal an I in Spain! so bom dia from Nigel and buenos dias from myself!

We have been busy and posts have been missed because of no internet connection. However, after a brief visit to Vila Real de Santo Antonio and Ayamonte on the Spanish side, we have moved on up river in the Guadiana which separates Spain and Portugal. We are now at Alcoutim which is about 20 miles […]

Here is a link to watch a video of the launch  

Well the past couple of days have been very eventful a little fraught to say the least . Yesterday when we went to pin down the elusive Mr Bruce (the boat yard owner) for a number of things, he informed us that our boat had been impounded!! because Portuguese customs officers had been around the boat yard wanting all […]