Tag: Cruising Sailors
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Atlantic Crossing – Gran Canaria, Cabo Verde, Martinique! (Part II)
On the early morning watch shift, after six days at sea, I caught my first glimpse of a rugged coastline on the horizon – Santo Antão, Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde (or Cape Verde) is an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. The nation consists of ten volcanic islands…
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A Little Road Trip: Hyères – Lorgues – Saint-Tropez
While waiting for our rigging work in the Port of Hyeres, France, we took a couple of days off from boat projects and visited a few towns in Provence. Visiting the town of Lorgues had been on Robert’s bucket list for a long time. He traced his family tree from Quebec, Canada, back to Lorgues,…