von rikepaetzold | Mai 7, 2017 | Blog, Inland Travel, Update
So we sailed from Tanger to Rabat, the trip was nice, something around 30 hours and good wind half of the trip. Rabat is a little tricky to get in, the tide needs to be high so we couldn’t wait for the wind to return and turned on the engine for the second half...
von rikepaetzold | Mrz 22, 2017 | Blog, Inland Travel, Update
And we are sailing again! So our engine broke down and we had to exchange it for a new one, remember? Those almost 3 months between beginning of November and Mid-January were tough on us, financially and morally. Being stuck on an island tucked away in the South-West...
von rikepaetzold | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog, Boating, Update
Someone recently said to me she thinks the universe is trying to teach me patience and lowliness („Demut“ for my German readers, I just looked it up because despite my Catholic-only-girl-monastery-school education I had no idea how to say it in English, can you...
von rikepaetzold | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Boating, Food, Update
After 4 weeks in Carloforte, desperately trying to organize a new engine, we could finally take the next step and move to the shipyard where the engine is going to be installed. The last week went by and we could finally relax and enjoy S.Pietro and Carloforte. We...
von rikepaetzold | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog, Boating, Update
Only 3 weeks after we came back to Sardinia and a mere 2 1/2 weeks after we decided to get a new engine, things are moving and we are thrilled! But let’s not miss out on the fun of those last 3 weeks, what a waste that would be. Week 1 – Exposition and...
von rikepaetzold | Nov 22, 2016 | Blog, Update
Finally, after 5 long weeks, I have my laptop back and I am as happy as a clam and I can continue posting! Right now we are stuck in San Pietro, a lovely tiny island Southwest of Sardina. Why? Well, our engine died. We were on our way from Sardina to Menorca and we...