Casamara - Cies Islands to Sanxenxo

Cies Islands to Sanxenxo

Casamara

John & Susan Simpson

Fri 3 Aug 2018 14:59

Another fabulous sail for the next leg of our epic adventure. Tom at the helm.

Next stop Sanxenxo for fuel and a night in the marina.

Quad bikes and ice creams.

And Danny much amused by ‘a band watching a band!’

Blog Entries

2025

Feb 2025

Sun 9 Feb 06:54
- Southern Thailand

Jan 2025

Sun 19 Jan 11:55
- Malaysia

2024

Dec 2024

Sat 21 Dec 22:18
- Indonesia video

Oct 2024

Thu 31 Oct 14:59
- Selamat Tinggal Indonesia
Sat 26 Oct 07:52
- Up a creek without a paddle
Sun 20 Oct 05:41
- Pants!
Tue 15 Oct 01:52
- Lombok and the Gilis
Tue 8 Oct 10:33
- Sumbawa

Sep 2024

Sat 7 Sep 12:07
- Komodo, the land of the dragons

Aug 2024

Fri 23 Aug 07:21
- Pasarwajo, Buton Island
Tue 13 Aug 11:10
- Wakatobi
Sat 10 Aug 07:52
- The Banda Islands

Jul 2024

Sun 28 Jul 05:12
- Raja Ampat
Wed 10 Jul 00:39
- Our Debut in Indonesia

Jun 2024

Tue 25 Jun 05:45
- Farewell to Australia
Fri 14 Jun 04:56
- Back to Casamara

Apr 2024

Sat 27 Apr 11:40
- Sunrise, sunset and sandstone
Thu 25 Apr 02:34
- Crocodiles and camping
Thu 18 Apr 10:57
- Ghan to the Top End
Wed 10 Apr 04:39
- WA
Mon 1 Apr 07:07
- No more convicts thank you

Mar 2024

Sun 17 Mar 07:22
- Testing the Kia car range

Feb 2024

Fri 9 Feb 05:08
- Togs and jandals

Jan 2024

Fri 26 Jan 09:23
- Settlers, carrots and earthquakes
Fri 12 Jan 21:48
- Back to the land down under

2023

Oct 2023

Tue 24 Oct 08:20
- The land down under
Sun 1 Oct 05:41
- 10,500 miles from France - or are we?

Sep 2023

Sun 24 Sep 06:50
- Tank yu Vanuatu
Fri 22 Sep 22:48
- Tanna
Tue 12 Sep 04:13
- Bula vinaka
Tue 5 Sep 03:41
- Anyone for Cava?

Aug 2023

Sun 6 Aug 01:58
- If it's raining, this must be Tonga

Jul 2023

Tue 18 Jul 04:03
- Behold the coconut!
Mon 3 Jul 01:45
- Following Captain Cook

Jun 2023

Sun 11 Jun 04:02
- Tomatoes in Tahiti
Thu 1 Jun 23:57
- The Tuamotus

May 2023

Sat 20 May 17:44
- The Marquesas
Wed 3 May 05:00
- Our longest passage yet
- Galapagos

Mar 2023

Tue 21 Mar 19:04
- Las Perlas and the pelicans
Mon 20 Mar 20:34
- Panama Canal
Mon 13 Mar 22:47
- San Blas Islands to Shelter Bay, Panama
Sun 5 Mar 03:34
- Santa Marta to the San Blas Islands

Feb 2023

Sun 26 Feb 21:29
- Saint Lucia to Santa Marta, Colombia
Sat 18 Feb 01:58
- Then there were four...

Jan 2023

Mon 30 Jan 22:44
- Fixing the boat in exotic places
Tue 10 Jan 00:14
- Home comforts

2022

Dec 2022

Wed 7 Dec 18:03
- Slow and easy

Nov 2022

Mon 28 Nov 01:58
- Home Sweet Home

Oct 2022

Thu 13 Oct 18:18
- French Riviera

Aug 2022

Tue 30 Aug 08:11
- No mice with clogs on
Sun 21 Aug 20:40
- A Bridge Too Far
Wed 17 Aug 17:51
- From America to Holland (or the other way round!)

Jul 2022

Wed 27 Jul 08:48
- Anyone for Moon Pie?
Sun 10 Jul 12:33
- Mississippi Delta
Wed 6 Jul 21:43
- New Orleans, land of dreams
Mon 4 Jul 21:51
- Chicago Blues

Jun 2022

Sat 18 Jun 20:50
- Ocala
Mon 13 Jun 03:57
- Saynt OWgusteen
Sat 11 Jun 23:18
- Our Freda's Fort
Fri 10 Jun 17:31
- New Smyrna Beach

May 2022

Mon 23 May 00:01
- Glowing
Mon 2 May 22:08
- Dominica - Waitukubuli

Apr 2022

Tue 19 Apr 22:26
- What's your plan?

Mar 2022

Mon 28 Mar 08:00
- Death in Paradise
Tue 8 Mar 17:36
- Antigua

Feb 2022

Sun 13 Feb 23:31
- A Game of Two Halves
Tue 1 Feb 18:24
- Bat out of hell

Jan 2022

Fri 28 Jan 14:07
- Life on the hook
Thu 20 Jan 23:29
- Heading down South
Sat 15 Jan 20:31
- St Lucia

2021

Dec 2021

Wed 8 Dec 13:30
- Transatlantic crossing 2021 - what did we do all day?
Wed 1 Dec 12:00
- Transatlantic crossing 2021 - the daily rhythm

Nov 2021

Fri 26 Nov 12:00
- Transatlantic crossing 2021 - weather, sail plans and the route
Sun 21 Nov 13:00
- Transatlantic crossing 2021 - the start
Sat 20 Nov 10:56
- Social whirlwind
Thu 11 Nov 10:39
- Preparing for the Atlantic

Oct 2021

Mon 4 Oct 19:10
- Boating life amongst the volcanoes

Sep 2021

Sat 25 Sep 09:45
- Community
Tue 21 Sep 21:19
- Madeira
Sat 18 Sep 14:00
- Free Willy's revenge
Tue 7 Sep 08:36
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Wed 1 Sep 19:44
- Povoa da Varzim

Aug 2021

Mon 30 Aug 15:03
- Entente Cordiale
Mon 16 Aug 16:30
- Biscay
Sun 15 Aug 02:00
- Position at 0200 on 15.8.21
Sat 14 Aug 09:00
- Position at 0800 on 14.8.21
Fri 13 Aug 07:00
- Position at 0700 on 13.8.21
- Position at 0201 on 13.8.21
Wed 11 Aug 11:35
- Falmouth
Tue 10 Aug 16:30
- Portland to Falmouth
Sun 8 Aug 12:10
- Hats off to Chay Blyth!
Fri 6 Aug 07:08
- Let the adventure begin .... !!

May 2021

Sun 23 May 13:30
- Going out to see the people
Tue 11 May 20:23
- Liberation
Thu 6 May 22:10
- Not a Frenchman in sight

Apr 2021

Mon 26 Apr 17:31
- Think negative
Sun 18 Apr 10:50
- Day 5 and counting...
Sun 11 Apr 15:31
- It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
Fri 9 Apr 19:32
- Balmy or barmy?
Wed 7 Apr 22:14
- Change is a-coming....

2019

Jun 2019

Sat 29 Jun 15:31
- Thames to Southampton
Fri 28 Jun 09:00
- St Katharine Dock - homeward bound
Tue 25 Jun 19:00
- The Kingston Hospital Corporate Team Party
Sat 22 Jun 12:30
- The Durham University Friends Party
Thu 20 Jun 13:54
- The RSL Awards Party
Sun 16 Jun 14:53
- St Katharine Dock ... time to party
Sat 15 Jun 14:46
- River Thames
- Southampton to St Katharine Dock

2018

Dec 2018

Mon 17 Dec 15:04
- To Lymington for winter

Aug 2018

Fri 10 Aug 17:48
- Vigo again
Tue 7 Aug 11:41
- Then there were two....
Fri 3 Aug 14:59
- Cies Islands to Sanxenxo
Thu 2 Aug 12:50
- Cies Islands

Jul 2018

Sat 28 Jul 10:43
- Vigo to Baiona
Fri 27 Jul 06:20
- Six go on a Summer Holiday - Galicia 2018

2017

Aug 2017

Thu 17 Aug 17:58
- Blues and Blue Water - Home Again!
Wed 16 Aug 20:50
- Blues and Blue Water Return 5
Sun 13 Aug 12:43
- Blues and Blue Water Return 4
Sat 12 Aug 14:31
- Blues and Blue Water Return 3
Fri 11 Aug 18:11
- Blues and Blue Water Return 2
Tue 8 Aug 17:56
- Blues and Blue Water Return
Thu 3 Aug 21:32
- Blues and Blue Water 4

Jul 2017

Sun 2 Jul 21:16
- Blues and Blue Water 3

Jun 2017

Wed 28 Jun 18:59
- Blues and Blue Water 2
Sat 24 Jun 14:47
- Blues and Blue Water

2016

May 2016

Sat 21 May 10:00
- Collecting Casamara

2012

Jun 2012

Fri 1 Jun 15:48
- Summer Update
- 51:24.208N 000:32.133E

May 2012

Wed 23 May 14:00
Sun 20 May 16:32
- 44:77.861N 21:42.987W
Fri 18 May 15:21
- 41:69.216N 27:06.171W
- 40:37.902N 27:75.583W
Thu 17 May 15:36
- 38:79.297N 28:84.937W
Sat 12 May 10:25
- 35:85.871N 29:94.885W
Fri 11 May 15:24
- 34:77.61N 31:52.771W
Thu 10 May 10:08
- 34:82.575N 34:87.399W
Mon 7 May 10:30
- 33:99.699N 43:16.016W
- 33:06.335N 43:99.118W
Sun 6 May 11:15
- 30:95.398N 48:93.097W
Fri 4 May 14:04
- 30:74.80N 50:08.765W
Thu 3 May 10:28
- 30:00.241N 53:15.771W
- 29:30.335N 55:23.056W
Tue 1 May 07:51
- 26:04.56N 57:56.241W

Apr 2012

Mon 30 Apr 13:11
- 24:54.07N 58:11.74W
- 24:54.074 N 58:11.743 W
Sun 29 Apr 09:35
- 20:37.51N 59:47.83W
Sat 28 Apr 14:01

Mar 2012

Thu 1 Mar 19:43
- 10.40 N 61.38 W

Feb 2012

Sat 25 Feb 09:49
- 51:38:210 W 10:40:839 N
Fri 24 Feb 19:18
- update

2011

Oct 2011

Mon 10 Oct 13:29
- October update

Aug 2011

Thu 4 Aug 11:47
- 28:54:93N 13:42:29W
Wed 3 Aug 11:51
- 28º 54.93 N 13º 42.29 W
Tue 2 Aug 17:17
- Now in the Canaries

2010

Dec 2010

Mon 20 Dec 13:59
- Tucked up for winter

Apr 2010

Sun 11 Apr 21:17
- Discovery 55