2021

  • Ireland and Scotland

    After being on the water for a long time, sailing almost the entire Mediterranian sea from East to West and then the North Atlantic Ocean, adjusting to land life takes some time. But it is easier to arrive in a little village then in a big town.

  • To Ireland in six weeks

    Its time to fullfill one of my dreams: sailing to Scotland and Ireland. Stella is flying to Bodrum on June 5 and we will leave Gulluk on June 7. The total journey is around 3400 miles. At an asumed average speed of 5 knots that is 28 days of continuous sailing. But this is Covid time….

  • 90 days in Gulluk, Turkey

    61 Isn’t that a beautifull present! It took me some time to come to this point: I am going to live on the boat while my eldest son Bart and his wife will live in my house in Holland. Wonderfull that they will use my inhabited house but there is quite some cleaning up to do before they will be able to live here. Hopefully there is enough time, I will return to the boat in Gulluk Turkey in 5 weeks.

  • Reunion island

    How is it possible? Turkey to Reunion island, 500 miles east of Madagascar in the Indian ocean in a month? Well, simply by cheating: a flight from Paris. This is the plan and it sounds good: First a 150km train north to Utrecht, then the midnight Flixbus to Paris airport then the 11 hour flight to Saint Denis de la Reunion. I am too early so I see the 21.00 leave for Paris.