It's about time to say goodbye, but before that I have to do a couple of things. One fish out a camera I dropped to the bottom of the marina, and it's deep. Then I get a real look at life with real island natives. My friends Ivan & Anna. Something I've...
Carnaval is finally over and I have another friend come to visit me and Galopin. Laura from Marina Lanzarote. She came to stay a few days before sailing a charte boat back to Lanzarote island. But will she? We go for a sail, makes me French food and we try...
More Cranaval... yes! In my opinion you don't do things half way, you go all the way. So I close Carnaval de Santa Cruz and enjoy weeping for the burning of the Sardine. I say goodbye to my Boat hitchhiker friend who found a boat to take her to Senegal.
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Is it the best Carnaval in the world? The locals think so. As for me I think it's insanely fabulous. Everyone participates and gets dressed up in costume. The drink and dance until early in the morning. It's all great fun, and in all this I help a friend w...
Carnaval is about to begin! But before that you'll be introduced to boat hitchhikers. There are many who come by your boat asking if you'd like to take them onboard to your next destination. So I took a nice young female hitchhiker for a few days on Galopi...
Yes it does snow in the Canaries! And this year was exceptional as the snow fall was in lower altitudes and abundant. My friend Saray came to visit for a few days and we went on some excursions. We visited Cueva del Viento, one of the world's longest lava ...
Why do people come to the Canaries? My brother came with his girlfriend to visit me and Galopin. The conquistadors came and conquered. Pipo and Eleonore to surf. And a guy named Guy came to say hello to me and Galopin. A follower of my Winded Voyage who wa...
We ring in the New Year in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This is the Holiday special episode where we take you from Switzerland to sailing off the coast off Tenerife island. You'll meet old and new friends and a special guest appearance by Famara. A new comer to...
Rockstars come in various shapes and forms as you'll see in this episode. In Tenerife, there is always something new to see. And more people to meet. Like a young French crew who tested their sea legs on Galopin. It's always fun to take a sail in the open ...
I've been living in Santa Cruz several weeks now. Most people just stay long enough to do some repairs, shop for provisions, have a quick visit of the city and island and head off across the ocean. You make many friends at the marina. You'll meet some of t...
Our last leg of our circumnavigation of Tenerife island ends climactically! Weather predictions don't say much about crazy wind effects near the coastline, and we got thrashed. It makes for good content when I was able to shoot in-between gales. It started...
Tenerife island is the largest of the Canary Islands. And we're sailing around it. Our circumnavigation takes us to the southern part of the island. Where the tourist resorts are, some good anchorages and Los Gigantes, The Giants. And the sailing goes from...
It seemed appropriate to sail around the island of Tenerife since Dan was visiting me and Galopin. Before setting off for the circumnavigation, we visit one more spectacular site named Masca. Then we get on to sailing, having a try flying the big orange sp...
Tenerife is a popular tourist destination, but I wanted to see places less travelled. I stumble on a colourful little coastal pueblo and my friend Daniel comes to visit and we go for a long forest trek up a mountain. In between I had some time to take care...
After a last day sail up the coast of Tenerife, me and my cousin have a last night in Santa Cruz. And it's a pretty good one, but he's gone back home. And I go to see some amazing sights. Some pretty some not. All in all Tenerife is one incredible island ...
Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands and the most varied in landscape. Beaches, mountains, forests, deserts and of course volcanos. Me and my cousin go forth and discover as much as we can while he's visiting me and Galopin. This island is truly a...
I can't find my sailboat, but find myself back in my old profession. I get lost in the English countryside but find one of my old friends and Stonehenge. I'm back living my old life temporarily until I get back to Santa Cruz de Tenerife and find good old G...
Music everywhere. A mock WWII battle. Hommage to the military. A short taste of Carnaval, all this in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Then I land in another city on an Island far up north from The Canaries. Every city has it's story to tell, this is a ...
After cruising around 6 Canary Islands, it was time to stroll around Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Galopin was moored at Marina Santa Cruz which at the city's feet. It felt great to walk the streets, the parks of the city. Seb loved it but had to get back to Sw...
We are nearing the end of our journey from Arrecife on Lanzarote island to Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Tenerife island. Leaving Puerto Megan on the southern side of Gran Canaria island, we were sheltered by the prevailing northern winds. I was warned of the ...
The big open ocean is intimidating, at times. For Seb, it's scary at all times. But on his journey on Galopin, conquering that fear was part pf his Winded Voyage. Which he did. We also saw whales! And this voyage took us to Gran Canaria to meet friends' of...
Seb and I continue sailing down the east coast of Fuerteventura until we moor at Morro Jable. The mooring is in an adjacent part of the marina where you are left to moor on your own. We are immediately warned that there are rats that climb aboard and try t...
We anchor at Isla de Lobos in more than 20 knots of wind. We were rocked all night and the next day we explore the island just long enough to be on solid ground before we head south. The wind and waves are back, pushing us fiercely along the East Coast of ...
It was an arduous sail for my son Seb to get La Graciosa, but once there he was cured of his ills. Together we discover another part of the island and prepare for another day long sail to Isla De Lobos. A beautiful journey along the western coast of Lanzar...
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