Monday 25th January to Tuesday 16th February “Welcome to Paradise” we have been told many times; boarding a bus, in a restaurant or a shop. The people here are lovely; warm, friendly and welcoming although initially somewhat reserved. We are still in Antigua having arrived over three weeks ago and are

Wednesday 30th December 2015 to Monday 4th January 2016 We met Steve at Sal international airport on Wednesday 30th at 4.20pm, bundled him into a taxi to Palmeira, onto the water taxi across the harbour to Vega and by 5.50pm we had weighed anchor and set out for the 120

Monday 14th to Wednesday 30th December We were sorry to say goodbye to Alex at Banjul airport on the Monday. He has been enthusiastic, great company and has really enjoyed his time in The Gambia. On the Tuesday, Charlotte and Charlie had been invited to the wedding of an Australian

Sunday 6th to Sunday 13th December At lunchtime on our third day up the river we reached the Yalitendi ferry crossing. This is a busy crossing with two ferries carrying cars, buses, lorries and numerous people across. It is where the main highway from Dakar crosses the river Gambia, linking

Wednesday 2nd December to Sunday 6th December  Lamin Lodge where we stayed after checking in to Banjul is a ramshackle edifice on Lamin Bolong (a bolong being a creek) an hour from the port. We motored there through, at times, shallow waterways, watching the depth carefully. Peter, the owner of

Wednesday 25th November to Tuesday 1st December I haven’t been able to update the blog before now as I haven’t had access to Wifi or mobile phone since leaving Dakar. Imagine the deprivation! When mobile phone coverage is widespread in West Africa this is more a reflection on my inability

Monday 16th November to Tuesday 24th November We finally set off late afternoon after having the vang fixed at the boat yard, filling the water tanks with water and the diesel tanks with diesel (expensive to get wrong) and ensuring that everything was stowed away. We sat in the afternoon

November 10th to 15th. We are just about ready to set sail on the next leg of our voyage. From Lanzarote it should be about a 7 day sail to Dakar in Senegal. I’m feeling a bit nervous not only because this will be the longest time that I’ve spent