Juniper - La Manga - the thunderstorms return…

La Manga - the thunderstorms return…

Juniper

John and Sally

Tue 3 Sep 2024 15:43

37:45.273N 00:44.24W

Easy run from Alicante, which we liked very much, to Mar Menor - the location of La Manga.

Alicante was the home of the Volvo Ocean Race but, nevertheless, it was strange to see an ocean racer in the middle of a roundabout!!

Thunderstorms returned this morning but we managed to motor between two until clear. Then finally managed to get a proper sail ie no engine for about 2 hours. A record in the Med.

Cartegena tomorrow…

Fishing score - 2 flying fish. Not bad for a boat without any fishing gear 😂

Sent on the move....
John Boughton QGM

Blog Entries

2024

Oct 2024

Thu 24 Oct 21:30
- Lanzarotte
Fri 18 Oct 20:57
- Delayed in Morroco
Mon 7 Oct 21:06
- Off to Africa

Sep 2024

Sat 14 Sep 17:17
- Gibraltar/ La Linea
Sun 8 Sep 07:32
- Almerimar
Thu 5 Sep 11:13
- Cartegena
Tue 3 Sep 15:43
- La Manga - the thunderstorms return…
Mon 2 Sep 07:02
- Alicante
Sun 1 Sep 06:12
- Moraira- Mainland Spain

Aug 2024

Thu 29 Aug 18:20
- Goodbye Majorca
Sat 17 Aug 16:00
- Majorca - Summer storms
Thu 8 Aug 20:07
- Majorca
Wed 7 Aug 16:09
- Formentor
Sun 4 Aug 16:16
- Cartegena
Fri 2 Aug 07:45
- Costa del Sol

Jul 2024

Wed 31 Jul 16:47
- Sotogrande
- Sotogrande
Sun 28 Jul 16:16
- Gibraltar/ Alcaidesa
Thu 25 Jul 19:05
- Vilamoura
Wed 24 Jul 10:01
- Lagos in the Algarve - 1000 miles completed
Mon 22 Jul 13:22
- Cascais
Fri 19 Jul 08:09
- Porto
Wed 17 Jul 17:25
- Vigo for a short stop
- On to Finnistere
Mon 15 Jul 21:12
- Landfall in Spain
Thu 11 Jul 08:37
- Day of Departure

2023

Sep 2023

Wed 27 Sep 19:36
- Juniper Re-Launched

2010

May 2010

Fri 21 May 21:05
- The End of the Road
Wed 19 May 23:47
- The ship has arrived
Sun 16 May 02:07
- The end of the road
Sat 15 May 03:17
- Nanny Cay
Thu 13 May 01:40
- Peter Island - BVI
Wed 12 May 02:01
- Domestics playing up!
Sun 9 May 18:11
- Anagada
Fri 7 May 01:45
- Breakfast In America
Wed 5 May 13:59
- Marina Cay - Home of Pussers Rum
Sat 1 May 20:21
- Fw: BVI's

Apr 2010

Wed 28 Apr 14:28
- St Martin en route BVI
Mon 26 Apr 21:22
- St Barts
- St Barts
Sat 24 Apr 21:58
- Whitehouse Bay - St Kitts
Fri 23 Apr 23:22
- St Kitts
Thu 22 Apr 22:57
- We're Off North
Mon 12 Apr 22:12
- English Harbour Antigua
Fri 9 Apr 22:17
- Back in Antigua English Hbr
- 5 Mile Island Antigua
Wed 7 Apr 23:45
- St Kitts
Tue 6 Apr 22:18
- Short Stop St Maarten
- Anguilla

Mar 2010

Wed 31 Mar 01:55
- Low Bay Barbuda
Tue 30 Mar 01:29
- Barbuda
Sun 28 Mar 23:34
- Back to Green Island - new crew!!
Sat 20 Mar 13:54
- Green Island to Nelson's Dockyard
Wed 17 Mar 00:10
- Out of the heat to Green Island
Thu 11 Mar 02:15
- Nelson's Dockyard Antigua
Tue 9 Mar 12:31
- The Job's List Mounts
Sat 6 Mar 23:05
- Green Island
- Crew Change!!
Wed 3 Mar 23:08
- Still in Green Island
Tue 2 Mar 00:18
- Green Island East Antigua

Feb 2010

Fri 26 Feb 21:57
- Juniper Back in Action in Antigua
Mon 8 Feb 23:46
- Jolly Harbour - West Antigua
Fri 5 Feb 21:34
- Green Island, East Antigua
Wed 3 Feb 02:39
- Antigua
Mon 1 Feb 21:50
- Blowy Deshaies

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 23:35
- Pigeon Island NW Gudaloupe
Sat 30 Jan 01:57
- Guadaloupe
Thu 28 Jan 22:44
- Back in France
Wed 27 Jan 22:38
- Prince Rupert Bay - Dominica
Tue 26 Jan 01:22
- Dominica
Sun 24 Jan 23:32
- St Pierre
Sat 23 Jan 21:23
- Trois Ilets
Fri 22 Jan 23:12
- Move to St Annes
Thu 21 Jan 12:36
- Back In St Lucia

2009

Dec 2009

Tue 29 Dec 22:39
- Arrved Back In Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Mon 28 Dec 23:01
- Pirates of the Carribbean Bay
Sun 27 Dec 23:09
- Tobago Cays back to Bequia
Fri 25 Dec 13:26
- Happy Christmas
Thu 24 Dec 21:20
- Tobago Cays
Wed 23 Dec 20:08
- Mustique
Mon 21 Dec 01:11
- Bequia
Sat 19 Dec 01:24
- The Pitons
Fri 18 Dec 00:36
- Marigot Bay, St Lucia
Fri 11 Dec 14:07
- Final ARC Note and Photo Action
Wed 9 Dec 22:07
- We are here - Rodney Bay Marina St Lucia
Tue 8 Dec 11:43
- 38 miles to St Lucia
Mon 7 Dec 12:03
- 200 miles to go
Sun 6 Dec 11:50
- Not far now.......2 weeks into the adventure
Sat 5 Dec 12:36
- 600 miles to go - fish on holiday!
Fri 4 Dec 11:50
- Someone stole the wind
Thu 3 Dec 12:05
- Day 11 - A quiet night
Wed 2 Dec 12:16
- Day 10 - bumpy but pushing....
Tue 1 Dec 11:59
- Day ... Lost track

Nov 2009

Mon 30 Nov 12:23
- Day 8 and a new tack
Sun 29 Nov 12:22
- Day 7 - a recod 24hrs
Sat 28 Nov 11:58
- Day 6 on the high seas - 1000 miles gone
Fri 27 Nov 12:11
- Day 6 - Marine life 24hrs
Thu 26 Nov 19:41
- Stop Press - Wahooooooooo!
- Day 5 - In the Trade Winds
Wed 25 Nov 11:44
- Day 4 - Pointing at St Lucia
Tue 24 Nov 11:55
- Day 3 - A little bit more comfortable
Mon 23 Nov 11:47
- A Great Start
Sun 22 Nov 09:36
- Nearly Off....
Fri 13 Nov 15:22
- Preparations and a look back...
Thu 12 Nov 10:02
- 8 Miles to Gran Canaria
Mon 9 Nov 01:38
- Arrived Lanzarote
Sun 8 Nov 13:49
- Nearly there (well Lanzarote anyway)
Sat 7 Nov 14:09
- Half way there..
Fri 6 Nov 16:09
- We are all SWELL!
Thu 5 Nov 16:59
- We're Off!

Oct 2009

Thu 15 Oct 18:04
- Arrived Vilamoura
Wed 14 Oct 17:40
- Houston Juniper has left the Med
Tue 13 Oct 16:58
- Still in Sotogrande
Mon 12 Oct 16:34
- Sotogrande
Sun 11 Oct 22:04
- Benalmedina
Sat 10 Oct 17:02
- Marina del Este
Fri 9 Oct 17:17
- Stop In Pto del Cerro Negro
Thu 8 Oct 14:37
- Anchored near Cartegena
Wed 7 Oct 12:46
- Off from Palma

Aug 2009

Tue 25 Aug 20:56
- Parked In Palma
Sun 23 Aug 10:03
- On the move to Palma
Tue 4 Aug 09:49
- There! - Port Pollensa
Mon 3 Aug 15:46
- Nearly There...
Sun 2 Aug 19:55
- Alas! Headed again....
Sat 1 Aug 18:27
- Trucking along....

Jul 2009

Fri 31 Jul 16:11
- Gib to Majorca day 1
Thu 30 Jul 20:14
- Marina Bay Gibraltar
- Juniper is in the Med
Wed 29 Jul 20:18
- Lagos to Gibraltar
Tue 28 Jul 18:32
- Finally.... The Algarve!
Mon 27 Jul 17:29
- A very quick, sunny day
Sun 26 Jul 17:17
- Trade-wind sailing again
Sat 25 Jul 17:15
- Bayona
Fri 24 Jul 17:16
- We're Off again
Thu 23 Jul 17:26
- (no subject)
Wed 22 Jul 10:33
- Still Here...
Tue 21 Jul 11:34
- Land!!!!
Mon 20 Jul 08:17
- More than half way across
Sun 19 Jul 10:07
- On the Way Across Biscay
Thu 16 Jul 17:38
- Falmouth - Ready to re-build the Ark
Wed 15 Jul 21:18
- Wednesday - Still in dartmouth
Tue 14 Jul 08:48
- English Summer Weather
Sun 12 Jul 19:57
- Day 1 - not toooooo far
Fri 3 Jul 08:59
- Update - 10 days to departure

Jun 2009

Tue 23 Jun 10:42
- Update - 50:52.90N 1:18.05W

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