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We're back! Stick around to the end for a real time update (yes we are still sailing). In this video our friend Amy joins us for a week of cruising up uncharted rivers in Bahia, Brazil, we discover the most amazing waterfalls and get lost in nature. And ...

I couldn't believe it when we were boarded by wild macaws in the Brazilian jungle....but a second time!?!? Almost immediately after dropping the anchor at Ilha De Bom Jesus, our friends flew back on board Skylark. The birds seemed to be enjoying themselves...

We finished crossing the Atlantic Ocean!! After hanging out in in Salvador for a few days we finally got to go island hopping again! A stop in the island of Ilha De Bom Jesus will be one we will never forget. While cooking breakfast we heard a loud "Squaaa...

We had spent the last several months in the remote islands of the south Atlantic. Our final passage across the Atlantic would take us from Ascension Island to Salvador, Brazil, the berth place of Carnival. The sail was our second longest to date at 1,450 n...

This time we set off on a 700nm sail from St Helena to Ascension island! There are very few places to stop in the south Atlantic other than these two unique volcanic islands. After 3 weeks enjoying beautiful St Helena, we decided we HAD to check out Ascens...

We're back!!! We know it's been awhile since our last video but over the last couple of months we have had some big life changes (more on that in future videos) and really didn't have the time to edit. But, thats changing again and now we will be back to o...

Saint Helena is one of the most remote island settlements in the world and has a population of just 4000 people. The small volcanic island lies about 1000 nautical miles off the west coast of Africa in the middle of the south Atlantic Ocean. In this video,...

We continue up Namibia's "Skeleton Coast" and visit another remote anchorage at Mercury Island. Mercury Island is one of the largest breeding grounds for seabirds in all of Namibia and is said to be home to approximately 16,000 African Penguins. After a mo...

NAMIBIA!!! WOW.... We found one of the most incredible and remote anchorages we have ever been to! Skylark was surrounded almost 360 degrees by HUGE sand dunes. This stretch of African is harsh and very inhospitable, in places like this, it shows. It was s...

We're back in civilization so our videos will be more frequent once again! In this video our former co-worker and friend, Micalene joins the crew and we set off on a 500 mile sail from Cape Town to Luderitz, Namibia. This is our first leg in our south Atla...

Hello Youtube! First off, we want to say sorry for not posting a video in so long. We do however, have a good reason why which I’ll detail in my real time update below. In this video we dive into city life and immerse ourselves in the “Mother City” ...

WE OFFICIALLY CROSSED THE INDIAN OCEAN!!!! In this video we round Cape Agulhas(the southern tip of Africa) and officially enter the south Atlantic! After 376 days, 6,700 nautical miles and 9 countries we had officially crossed our first ocean in what has b...