Porto to Gibraltar – Round 2
April 17, 2013
Two weeks ago in conjunction with the Easter Holiday, we flew to Porto with plans to sail Shearwater to Gibraltar where she would meet up with a SevenStar yacht transport ship to make her way to Florida. Unfortunately, the weather gods did not get the message that spring had arrived, and a strong south wind
The big circle – Porto to…Porto!
March 27, 2013
Porto and Oporto
October 21, 2012
Recently, we were able to show our good friends, Ari and Yani, our boat – they are originally from Argentina and had been our neighbors for a few months before moving to another apartment here in Madrid. We meet regularly to solve the world’s problems; our solutions are frequently offered in an eclectic mix of
Oh the people you’ll meet!
October 6, 2012
With a nod to Dr. Seuss, the past year has been one experience after another meeting people with vastly different backgrounds than ours – and these experiences (like the one mentioned below) often leave us thinking about our own histories, families, and identities. Recently, after successfully tackling the alternator issue on Shearwater, we had the
Video – Horta to Porto
September 5, 2012
Snapshots from Porto
August 7, 2012
Shearwater is currently at the Douro Marina in Portugal, where we have been quite happy with the helpfulness of the marina staff and the pleasant town of Vila Nova de Gaia, which is right across the River Douro from Porto. We spent this past weekend cleaning up a bit, as well as collecting some items from