Portugal

This week it’s finally time to leave Portugal and sail for Cadiz in Spain. However we need to make good time, and our boat has been sat in a marina…

Welcome to another Sailing Ruby Rose episode! This week we’re still in Alvor, possibly our favourite anchorage of all time. It’s going to be hard to drag ourselves away from…

This week we visit our favourite anchorage… ever? Yes, it’s definitely up there as the most beautiful anchorage we’ve ever visited- and most people (even sailors) have never heard of…

Welcome to another episode- we’re now in Lagos in the Portuguese Algarve and boy, are we thrilled about it. It’s celebration time, for two reasons. One, well, we did just…

We are on our third and final leg of sailing across the Atlantic ocean! We are sailing from the Azores to Portugal, a 1000 mile passage which was rather challenging…

Welcome to Horta, in the Azores! It’s absolutely beautiful and we would love to explore this amazing island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. However we have to set…

You may have noticed that I’ve started naming the blogs simply after the place we’ve most recently visited. I just got sick of staring at the computer screen for, like,…

After a tiring 24 hour passage, we’re finally on the Algarve. We had mixed feelings about this part of Portugal. For one, it’s one of the most popular holiday destinations…

Two blogs in three days?! You lucky buggers. I must be feeling generous. For those of you who can’t be dealing with reading me prattle on again, don’t worry. This…

Portugal continues to woo us with the delightful Lisbon, it’s capital. On Saturday Nick and I caught the train in and had a little explore. Actually, we walked for freaking…