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The end of our first season……

16th November 2010
Following a week back at home, Linda in Maidenhead and Ian on the Isle of Man, we both had a week of business in the States and another week catching up with kids before heading off to Barcelona for the boat show.  It is always…

Balearic Islands continued……

5th – 13th September – We are back onboard after a couple of weeks of business travel for Ian and again we are heading back to the Balearics.  It is easy to understand how some well intentioned “cruising live aboards” find themselves in a …

Ibiza and Mallorca

23rd July – Ibiza
We moved Mad Sunday around the coast to anchor in Talamanca– a very busy bay in the heart of Ibiza town area – with much water traffic and the perpetual noise of jetskis whizzing around us.  We stayed for a couple of days, …

Denia to Ibiza

19th Denia to Ibiza
Mooring for a couple of days in Denia gave us an opportunity to catch up on some work requiring more substantial internet access than provided by our BlackBerry phones.  However, we were both equally keen to be underway again a…

Gibraltar to Denia

5th July 2010 Gibraltar to Puerto Banus
Happy Birthday Ian!  Oh joy, oh joy, warm sunshine and calm seas at last!  After birthday greetings and gifts were delivered we slipped out of Gibraltar, at a tardy 13:20, in festive mood; heading in th…

Gibraltar

1st July 2010 – Gibraltar
We had been away from Mad Sunday for 2½ months, during which time we made brief visits back to the Isle of Man and to Maidenhead and an extended visit of 5 weeks on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Waiting for us on our return …

Faro to Gibraltar

With Travis safely arrived back home we turn our attention to the next passage – Gibraltar.  We have consulted the weather and the forecast is for nothing more than a force 3/4 for the entire journey, so we up-anchor and set our course directly fo…

Vilamoura to Faro

Since Travis is due to (finally) make the trip down to visit us we decide to take the boat to meet him in Faro.  It is only a short passage and a very enjoyable trip up the Ria Formosa.  The Estuary has an enormous variety of natural hab…

Lagos to Vilamoura

What bliss to finally have a mooring without the swell!  Calm at last and a lovely marina, surrounded by smart bars and restaurants.  Unfortunately, it is a bit “Brit”ish but the town is immediately adjacent and a delight to wander through.&n…

Cascais to Lagos (via Sines)

Cascais to Lagos via Sines (pron…Cinch)
Mad Sunday spent some time in Cascais and so did we – and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  Our favourite Piri Piri chicken restaurant, as recommended by a friend, was frequented on three occasions.&nb…