Sven alone in Columbia
As Caroline mentioned in the last post, we sailed our boat to Columbia (Santa Marta) and had only a couple of sightseeing days together,...
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kwilenacat
Oct 514 min read
Always an ocean view - ABC's and Colombia
Following on from our previous blog about Bonaire and Curaçao .... we have spent a bit more time in these two places and added a few more...
kwilenacat
Aug 1811 min read
ABC Islands-Hurricane season hideout
We sailed from Grenada, Prickly Bay towards the ABC islands ( Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao). The ABC's sit just off the northern coast of...
kwilenacat
Jun 2016 min read
Caribbean - Barbados, Tobago and Trinidad
Cover picture: Tobago - feeding Hummingbirds Where we currently are: We sailed from Martinique to Barbados. Due to currents and winds,...
kwilenacat
May 2414 min read
Caribbean islands - Endless summer
Following on from our last Caribbean update....an island at a time... Saint Barthelemy / St Barth St Barth is an expensive but also one...
kwilenacat
Apr 1317 min read
Caribbean memories - Wind & Leeward islands
Cover photo: Indian River in Dominica Following on from our last Caribbean update.... we are still heading north, checking out one island...
kwilenacat
Mar 127 min read
Ya mon .. great Caribbean vibes - winward islands
We wanted to take our time and make the most of the Caribbean Winward islands. Apparently, it becomes more civilised the further up north...
kwilenacat
Feb 78 min read
Atlantic crossing - Greetings from the other side
It took us 16 days from Cape Verde to Grenada "the so called Spice Island". We sailed double handed (without crew) which turned out to be...
kwilenacat
Jan 172 min read
Our next adventure begins - Sailing to Cape Verde then to the Caribbean
Photo: Swimming with Turtles in Cape Verde. We managed to get everything done in Las Palmas in regards to boat maintenance and our...
kwilenacat
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Barefoot Route - squeezing as much out of life as possible
Another year has passed and we are now on the famous barefoot route, where we hope to find pleasant trade winds and warm weather. We will...
kwilenacat
Nov 15, 20238 min read
More Canary Islands (Lobos, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gomera, El Hierro)
Nice view of the mountain that Sven hiked up to the top one morning. We are constantly on the go with our floating home. Here a...
kwilenacat
Oct 12, 20235 min read
One island at a time - Canary Islands
We said Goodbye to our 2 1/2 years in the Mediterranean Sea and our last stop in Gibraltar. Goodbye nice night and day view of the Rock...
kwilenacat
Aug 25, 202313 min read
Ibiza to Spain - feeling like royalty
Title Photo: Batería de Castillitos in Murcia, Spain From Mallorca, we headed to Playa de Cala Boix, Ibiza. There was no internet...
kwilenacat
Jul 1, 20238 min read
Boat life - Sardinia to Balearic Islands
"Kwilena" in Cala Domestica, Sardinia (Italy) Sailed up to Cap Bon / Tunisia from where we crossed over to Sardinia / Italy. We were...
kwilenacat
May 5, 20238 min read
Tunisia - Camel up and keep exploring
Our new friend (more about Tunisia later). The snow has melted and Spring has well and truly arrived. The days are sunny and warm....
kwilenacat
Mar 20, 20235 min read
Caroline's replacement
Update from Sven: Yes, Caroline was temporarily replaced 😊 by my nephew Fabian. Fabian joined a week after Caroline left Agios Nikolaos...
kwilenacat
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Mamma Mia – what are these Greek cats up to now?
We are used to cats belonging to someone... but in Greece, cats are regarded as a natural co-habitant and are truly community cats! The...
kwilenacat
Dec 24, 20224 min read
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Merry everything and happy always!
An update since our last blog. We sailed from Kastellorizo to Rhodes. Nothing eventful happened during this 12 hours trip. We were...
kwilenacat
Nov 12, 20228 min read
Cyprus and back to Greece - our no routine life continues...
More about this picture later on. Btw - there were some accessibility issues with our last blog "Türkiye - Pirates Ahoy". This has now...
kwilenacat
Oct 27, 20227 min read
Türkiye - Pirates Ahoy
More later about our various encounters with Pirate boats! Below is a map showing our overnight stops mentioned in this blog (yellow...
kwilenacat
Oct 11, 202211 min read
Mystical Türkiye
Türkiye is our 11th country with our boat over the last 18 months. We successfully checked out of Greece and paid an agent to do our...
kwilenacat
Sep 17, 20229 min read
Hot girl on hot stone in Greece
Why not, nobody (except us walking past). Sven said, if Caroline was on the stone, the stone would melt 😂😂😂... (he tries to be...
kwilenacat
Sep 1, 202210 min read
Greece - chasing the magic
The perfect magical rainbow in a little bay in Greece. A "new" wind to keep an eye on. The Meltemi is the most characteristic wind of the...
kwilenacat
Aug 1, 20226 min read
Greece - what a lovely view
😊 more about this chiseled "Greek God" later 😊 We set sail at first light and headed from Croatia - Lastava island back across the...
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