Sailing Fabule
This week, we took every weather window allowing us to make our way to the south of Portugal. As the nights get longer and darker, we loved watching the peaceful beauty of the stars during the two night passages necessary to reach Lagos. Meanwhile ashore, with December announcing the end of year festivities, cities are […]
This week felt miserable, with a lot of rain, wind and waves. The marina was closed most of the days. We spent this time cleaning and protecting the boat and equipements againts salt water, humidity and rust. On Wednesday, the weather warning was increased to orange for the west coast of Portugal because of rough […]
Our captain put on his blue working overall and carried out several repairs on Fabule. On a rare sunny day during this automn, we managed to see why the beaches of Povoa de Varzim attract many portuguese tourists during the summer. DIY “fun” The vessel tracking device (AIS) allows us to identify other boats navigating […]
There is a saying that “While Lisbon is getting pretty, Coimbra is studying, Braga is praying and Porto is working.” The second-largest city in Portugal not only fascinates tourists with its historic center and amazing views over the river Douro (still a lot of tourists in November). Building on a strong commercial tradition, Porto undertakes […]
The strong southerly winds gave us a brief break which we used to continue our journey and reach Portugal. Leaving A Coruna on Thursday morning, we reached Povoa de Varzim the next day after 172 nautical miles and 28 hours. Have a glimpse into this wavy navigation thanks to the video below. We will stay […]
Sur les rives du Lac Léman, l’ambiance est douce et ensoleillée. Un magnifique cadre pour flâner le long des quais avec mon amie Nicole et fêter l’anniversaire de notre chère Grosi, lectrice attentive de ce blog. Pendant ce temps, la dépression est toujours active sur le Cap Finisterre. Bien amarré au ponton de la marina […]
While the depressions followed one another on Cap Finisterre creating continuous strong wind from the South, we continued our discovery of Galicia. A travel to Lugo took us back to Roman times. We also completed boat projects (which never run out) and took care of personal matters (like going to the dentist). City surrounded by […]
It appears that we missed our window to continue sailing south along the atlantic coast, as the wind now constantly blows from the South (sometimes very strongly due to depressions). Never mind, this gave us the opportunity to enjoy A Coruña and make an interesting trip to Santiago de Compostela. Port city since Roman times […]
It took us 3 days and 3 nights to sail from Camaret (France) to A Coruña (Spain). Fabule valiantly made his way through the agitaged waters of the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne). For this crossing, we were a team of 3 crew members, providing more comfort for the watches as well as additional […]
Our next goal is to cross the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) to reach the Atlantic coast of Spain. From there, we will make our way south for the winter. Meanwhile, we spent a rainy and windy week in Brest taking care of boat projects and looking at the evolution of the weather. Convenient […]