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Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda

Leaving Pointe-à-Pitre, we anchored one last time at the northeastern tip of Guadeloupe at Deshaies. We took the dinghy ashore and I (Malin) locked the dinghy at the jetty (I thought...). We cleared out of the island and decided to have a beer at a nice little pub before heading back to Anastacia as it had started to rain and get windy. When we were about to head back, we ...

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Guest post: Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen!
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Guest post: Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen!

Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen! Like a photo wallpaper that a friend had on the wall when I was a teenager. A favor to experience this. Then we have the wishes that came true. I asked Malin: Do you think there is a chance to see dolphins? Malin replies: There's a gang coming behind you! Oh my God! As ordered! It was as easy as ordering a rum punch 😊. Even ...

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Guadeloupe
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Guadeloupe

The Guadeloupe Islands form an archipelago that comprises five main islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and Les Saintes. Like Martinique this is French Overseas Territory and part of EU (outermost regions) and thus right-hand traffic, Euros as currency and no extra roaming charges for us Swedes! The two largest islands, Basse-Terre and Grande Terre, nicknamed the “B ...

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines consists of 32 islands and belongs to the Lesser Antilles archipelago and forms the northern part of the Grenadines (the southern part of the Grenadines belongs to Grenada). All these islands are worth a visit but we had to choose. When we left Grenada we decided to sail to the island of Bequia and then the larger island, Saint Vincent where the capital Kingstown i ...

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Guest post: Visiting paradise
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Guest post: Visiting paradise

On February 9, Yvonne and I left the snow in Sweden and flew to Grenada. A long, and from time to time, difficult journey where we landed at the Barbados airport, which had no AC at all. No flight to Grenada was available at the scheduled time. After a few hours of uncertain waiting, we finally took the flight via St Vincent and landed in a scorching Grenada. We took a taxi to the marina where we ...

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Guest post: What would a voyage across the Atlantic be like?
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Guest post: What would a voyage across the Atlantic be like?

Hot, messy sea, seasick, bad food, scary... or just wonderful! 😁 Yes, most of it depends on who you sail with and the weather. For my part, I sailed with two people that I trusted 100% and the weather was mostly good, maybe some little messy waves, now and then... Both Christer and Malin are people who don't stress themselves out unnecessarily, so when unforeseen things happen, it's st ...

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Grenada
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Grenada

On February 7, Grenada celebrated its 50th year of independence. On all three islands that belong to Grenada, the main island of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the celebration actually goes on for many months but this particular day was special. It was a public holiday and most places were closed. At the large cricket stadium in the capital St. George's, not too far from our marina, a b ...

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Atlantic Sailing. Cape Verde – Grenada
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Atlantic Sailing. Cape Verde – Grenada

The entire Cap Verde - Grenada voyage took us just over 16 days to complete. A good performance in our opinion. However, of all the sailboats in the Viking Explorer regatta that would sail to Grenada, the catamaran Jalemar with the experienced captain Jacqueline from New Zealand was the fastest. With hired crew, she completed the crossing in less than 13 days! THAT is an achievement! When we later ...

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Cape Verde

The sailing to Cape Verde took longer than expected, just over 7 days. After struggling with light winds, we finally gave up and motored for the last days. However, the crossing itself was very pleasant with sun during the day, starry nights with mareel glinting around the boat. We were also often visited by dolphins at night. A small black bird that we believe was a Cape Verde storm petrel appear ...

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Departure!
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Departure!

Last night at the harbor in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria! Christer's brother, Lennart, has made himself at home on the boat. The solar panels are mounted. The boat is washed and filled with both diesel and drinking water. The last fresh perishable goods are carefully stoved away. Tomorrow morning starts the sailing towards Cape Verde together with the other boats in Viking Explorers https://www.facebo ...

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