Category Archives: Cruising

Canyamel is a beautiful anchorage on the east side of Mallorca and included one of the best caves I have ever visited! [Show as slideshow]

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Road Trip in Germany, (8/21-24) A great 5 day road trip with our friends Shaun (for his 50th birthday) and Bryan (the tour operator) through the Bavarian countryside. [Show as slideshow] 1 2 … 4 ►  

We took a break from Cloud 9 to take a two day (7/16-18) trip to Seville from Cadiz.  Seville is a beautiful, historical city with a dozen things to see, but we went there specifically to visit the Seville Cathedral (Catedral … Continue reading →

We spent a week in Gibraltar catching up with some of our cruising friends that we had not seen since the winter in London in 2011. The “Rock” is an interesting small piece of the UK with a little Spanish flair. … Continue reading →

Our first stop in Portugal was the beautiful and historic city of Porto. We docked Cloud 9 at the Douro Marina, a new facility on the south side of Porto in Gaia. When we arrived, the area was getting ready for the Festival … Continue reading →

One June 18, we took a train from A Coruna to visit the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela . The original church was built in 829 AD and it is reputed to be the  burial-place of Saint James the Greater, one of the apostles of Jesus … Continue reading →

After a 24 hour sail from L’ile d’Yeu on the coast of France, we arrived in the marina of Getxo to spend several days in Bilbao. Initially when we left France, there was no wind so we motored for most of … Continue reading →