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Offshore Passage to the Canary Islands: The Quiet Challenge

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480 Nautical Miles of Atlantic Blue, Fatigue, and Flow Somehow, I’d picked up a nasty bug on our Morocco road trip. It started with a bit of aching here and there, and then hit me hard—knocking me out for over a week. I think I even slept through my birthday. You might’ve noticed it in the last video—I skipped diving in to plug up the through-hulls because I was still barely upright. But eventually, I… Read More »Offshore Passage to the Canary Islands: The Quiet Challenge

In-Water Seacock Replacement: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why We Did It Anyway

(Untie the Lines – S8E19) Here we go again—another boat job, another lesson. Back in November, after launching Santana in Port St. Louis in the South of France, I realized that the seacock for the head (that’s sailor speak for “toilet”) wasn’t working properly. At first, I thought it just needed a little convincing—it felt stiff, but with a bit of force it seemed to move again. Turns out, that was wishful thinking. The internal… Read More »In-Water Seacock Replacement: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why We Did It Anyway

Morocco Road Trip: From Snowy Canyons to Desert Memories

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(Part 1: Dades Valley to M’Hamid) A Country I Thought I Knew After all the time I’ve spent in Morocco, I thought I knew what to expect. I’d seen the wide extremes of its landscape and was excited to share my favorite places with Nike. But as it turned out, this journey still had plenty of surprises for both of us. Nike had never been to Morocco before. But she’d done her homework—reading up, asking… Read More »Morocco Road Trip: From Snowy Canyons to Desert Memories

Morocco by Road – And Why I Almost Said No

A Love for Adventure, Rediscovered Morocco is where I re-discovered my love for adventure. I’ve always dreamed of faraway places. As a kid, I devoured stories of wild expeditions—deserts, mountains, and uncharted roads. But when it came to setting out on my own, I never really dared to go all in. Sure, I’d gone hiking. I’d taken bike trips. I’d pitched my tent in beautiful corners of Europe. But nothing quite scratched the itch for… Read More »Morocco by Road – And Why I Almost Said No

Sailing into the Unexpected: From Melilla to Morocco

Changing the Plan Mid-Course When I first mapped out the journey west, Morocco wasn’t even on the list.In my mind, the route was straightforward: stop in Gibraltar or maybe La Línea, the Spanish town next to it, then find a good anchorage somewhere along the Spanish coast before crossing to the Canary Islands. I had been to Morocco before—several times. And from a sailor’s perspective, it had never felt like an easy place. Regulations, unclear… Read More »Sailing into the Unexpected: From Melilla to Morocco

We Actually Sailed to Africa

Africa has been a dream destination for as long as I can remember.And for those of you who’ve known me a while, you know… it’s been a bit of a love-hate relationship. That’s why I’m especially glad that Nike convinced me to take the southern route this time—to sail along the African coast instead of hugging the Spanish mainland.Especially after seeing Gibraltar and Barbate on my last trip to the Canaries, this felt like the… Read More »We Actually Sailed to Africa