shoelessjourney - THE JOURNEY FROM LAGOS TO VILAMOURA AND THEN TO FARO

THE JOURNEY FROM LAGOS TO VILAMOURA AND THEN TO FARO

shoelessjourney

Tom & Colette McCorkindale

Fri 1 Sep 2006 13:39

With a group of like-minded people, we enjoyed the high life of Lagos and VM and then traversed the high seas (with no wind) to Faro and here we sit. Going sailing tomorrow, after we’ve got the satphone working!! Evidently Abramovich was here last year, but can’t see him parking his super yacht and tender down this little channel!

Here’s some pix for those who like movies:

Blog Entries

2008

Jun 2008

Tue 10 Jun 07:39
- WELCOME HOME PRIM

May 2008

Mon 5 May 13:06
- Final arrangements
Thu 1 May 19:28
- A DAY'S JAUNT

Apr 2008

Wed 30 Apr 19:42
- A SORRY TALE
Mon 28 Apr 16:26
- FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL WATCHING
Sat 26 Apr 15:43
- PLANS IN PLACE
Fri 25 Apr 18:22
- DECISION MADE
Thu 24 Apr 15:28
- NO NEWS TODAY
Wed 23 Apr 19:14
- VISITING PUSSERS BAR
- THOUGH WE DID NOT GET TO THE OTHER SIDE
Tue 22 Apr 11:51
- GETTING SORTED
Mon 21 Apr 17:17
- SAFE ARRIVAL
Sun 20 Apr 13:51
- BVI'S HERE WE COME
Sat 19 Apr 14:00
- MAKING STEADY PROGRESS
Fri 18 Apr 14:21
- Lat 22 13N 58 27W
Thu 17 Apr 13:45
- Still sailing
Wed 16 Apr 14:06
- Wed 16th
Tue 15 Apr 13:12
- POSITION 19 45 8n 060 95 3W
Mon 14 Apr 17:33
- POSITION 18 11 4n 061 01 4M
Sun 13 Apr 12:23
- THE LAST SUPPER
Sat 12 Apr 16:08
- SWABBING THE MAST - OR SOMETHING
- CATCHING UP WITH LIBERTAS
- THIS IS A TEST
Fri 11 Apr 13:29
- SWABBING THE MAST - OR SOMETHING
Tue 8 Apr 20:29
- SAYING ADIEU
Mon 7 Apr 13:47
- SUNNY MONDAY
Sun 6 Apr 13:45
- GETTING INTO THE SWING
Wed 2 Apr 19:19
- THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

Mar 2008

Mon 31 Mar 16:31
- A NITE AT SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
Sun 30 Mar 13:53
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Tue 25 Mar 15:18
- FOREDECK FROLLICKS
Mon 24 Mar 16:09
- A DANEROUS BUSINESS
Thu 20 Mar 22:40
- BIKING DAY
Wed 19 Mar 13:10
- NOW THEY ARE HERE
Fri 14 Mar 14:13
- TWO UP - OUR LAST CARIB VOYAGE (FOR THE TIME BEING!)
Thu 13 Mar 22:33
- SAFE AT JOLLY
Mon 10 Mar 17:27
- TA RA TO ST MARTIN
Sun 9 Mar 16:12
- MOVING ON
- THE REGATTA STARTS TO UNFOLD
Wed 5 Mar 16:33
- WE ARE NOT UP A MOUNTAIN

Feb 2008

Thu 28 Feb 18:18
- INTO THE LAGOON
Sat 23 Feb 16:38
- NOW IN ST MARTIN
Mon 18 Feb 18:25
- THEY WON
Sun 17 Feb 12:38
- SOME PHOTOS
Sat 16 Feb 19:15
- RACING CERTAINTY
Wed 13 Feb 19:30
- OFF TO JOLLY HARBOUR
Tue 12 Feb 14:43
- STILL IN FALMOUTH HARBOUR
Fri 8 Feb 17:05
- HERE'S SOME PICTURES
Thu 7 Feb 18:16
- GALE WARNING
Sun 3 Feb 16:40
- RUGBY - WHAT RUGBY

Jan 2008

Thu 31 Jan 16:11
- ITS COOOL HERE TOO!
Wed 30 Jan 13:25
- SORRY FOR THE SILENCE
Fri 25 Jan 17:16
- WE SHOULD BE ON THE MOVE TOMORROW
Thu 24 Jan 13:04
- WINDY DAYS
Sun 20 Jan 16:40
- BIRTHDAY BOY
Fri 18 Jan 17:39
- TOM'S BIRTHDAY
Thu 17 Jan 16:22
- JUST ANOTHER DAY
Sun 13 Jan 14:06
- OUR EXPLOITS
Thu 10 Jan 14:17
- HERE IN ST PIERRE
Mon 7 Jan 23:24
- SAFELY IN TROIS ILET
Thu 3 Jan 13:56
- HAPPY 2008 TO ALL OUR READERS!

2007

Dec 2007

Sun 30 Dec 17:33
- NOT YET LEFT RODNEY BAY
Wed 26 Dec 18:39
- CHRISTMAS DAY ON PRIM TEAZE
Sat 22 Dec 14:54
- THE FINALE
Thu 20 Dec 16:47
- LAST BOAT IN
Wed 19 Dec 14:43
- WHAT a party
Tue 18 Dec 22:51
- NOT MANY BOATS TO FINISH NOW
Sat 15 Dec 18:59
- WHAT A FEW DAYS!
Tue 11 Dec 16:31
- FINISH LINE DUTIES
Mon 10 Dec 17:17
- LINE HONOURS FOR PRIM TEAZE
Sun 9 Dec 12:28
- OUR NEXT VOYAGE
Fri 7 Dec 17:35
- HERE'S A FEW PICTURE OF MATELOT ARRIVING
- YOU READ IT HERE FIRST GUYS
Thu 6 Dec 20:07
- FIRST BOAT EXPECTED IN TOMORROW
Wed 5 Dec 18:07
- SAFE IN RODNEY BAY
Tue 4 Dec 11:59
- FAREWEEL TO TRUE BLUE AND KNOTT'S GIPSY
Sun 2 Dec 18:36
- THE FIRST BIG SPLOSH

Nov 2007

Thu 29 Nov 23:05
- EARTHQUAKE IN MARTINIQUE
- SORRY THERE'S NO EXCITING STUFF TO SEE
Tue 27 Nov 11:30
- GRENADA - TRUE BLUE
Mon 26 Nov 18:43
- EMAIL NOW UP AND RUNNING
- LOOKS AS THOUGH
Sun 25 Nov 12:33
- GRENADA AGAIN
Fri 23 Nov 12:23
Thu 22 Nov 18:34
- SAFELY IN TRUE BLUE
Sat 17 Nov 12:42
- KEEPING IN TOUCH
Wed 14 Nov 12:10
- SWANNNNG AROUND
Sun 11 Nov 12:36
- TO ALL OUR READERS
Fri 9 Nov 12:07
- WE'RE INTHE WATER
Wed 7 Nov 11:37
- THE BIG DAY
Mon 5 Nov 15:41
- EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Sun 4 Nov 13:50
- UPDATE

Oct 2007

Tue 30 Oct 16:58
- WE'RE NOT IN THE WATER YET
Fri 26 Oct 18:41
- ITS THE FIRST PHOTOS
Wed 24 Oct 14:00
- RAINY DAYS
Mon 22 Oct 12:52
- WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT
Thu 18 Oct 19:45
- ARRIVED IN CHAGUARAMAS
Thu 11 Oct 17:14
- THE LAST FEW DAYS IN THE UK

Sep 2007

Fri 21 Sep 10:49
- JUST TO KEEP IN TOUCH
Thu 6 Sep 14:26
- MOVING COUNTIES

Aug 2007

Tue 21 Aug 11:14
- MOVING COUNTRIES
Mon 13 Aug 11:35
- IN THE UK
Wed 8 Aug 18:10
- THAT IS IT FROM US
Mon 6 Aug 15:08
- BUSY FEW DAYS
Sun 5 Aug 13:21
- JUST IN CASE
Fri 3 Aug 12:50
- HAULOUT COMPLETE
Wed 1 Aug 18:47
- IT THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST

Jul 2007

Tue 31 Jul 12:30
- WORK AND PLAY
Mon 30 Jul 14:20
- MOVING ONTO THE DOCK TODAY
Sun 29 Jul 13:41
- THE EVIDENCE
- TOO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT
Fri 27 Jul 12:12
- JET SET LIFE
Wed 25 Jul 12:31
- SAFE IN TRINI
Mon 23 Jul 19:18
- READY FOR THE OFF
Sun 22 Jul 16:32
- A BIT OF BAGGAGE DRAMA
Sat 21 Jul 18:31
- JUST TAKING ON THE VIRGIN
Fri 20 Jul 14:41
- THEY HAVE ARRIVED, BUT
Thu 19 Jul 19:03
- BOY DID IT RAIN!
Tue 17 Jul 18:10
- GOING WITH A SPLASH
Sun 15 Jul 14:40
- IT WAS A REAL HASH
Fri 13 Jul 13:19
- WORKING HARD - HONEST
Tue 10 Jul 15:50
- THE WORK CONTINUES
Mon 9 Jul 12:41
- THE PRIME MINISTER
Sat 7 Jul 15:26
- THERE - I'VE STOPPED
- JUST WAITING ON JOBS
Wed 4 Jul 19:52
- THIS IS JULY 4 GRENADA STYLE
Mon 2 Jul 13:26
- THE BIG FAREWELL

Jun 2007

Sat 30 Jun 14:06
- FISH FRYING
Fri 29 Jun 13:28
- WE TRAVELLED THE ISLAND
Wed 27 Jun 13:08
- SUZY AS NOW MANAGED A TRIP ON PRIM TEAZE
Mon 25 Jun 22:47
- TAKING THE PLUNGE
Sun 24 Jun 13:47
- PICTURES FROM GRENADA
Sat 23 Jun 15:48
- SOUTHERN LANDS
Fri 22 Jun 13:43
- ARRIVED IN GRENADA
Wed 20 Jun 13:06
- SQUALLY ACTVITY
Tue 19 Jun 13:40
- MOVING SOUTH
Sun 17 Jun 18:47
- ANYONE OUT THERE MEND HYDRAULICS?
Thu 14 Jun 17:32
- IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS!
Tue 12 Jun 14:09
- NEW SAILOR CROSSES THE ATLANTIC CHANNEL
Fri 8 Jun 20:51
- STILL IN RODNEY BAY
- SAILING TODAY?
Wed 6 Jun 13:35
- AWAITING ARRIVALS
Tue 5 Jun 13:24
- AARGH!
Sat 2 Jun 15:32
- HAPPY GALA DAY

May 2007

Thu 31 May 13:16
- IT SEEMS TO BE A TRADITION
Wed 30 May 23:21
- BACK TO BLIGHTY
Mon 28 May 13:54
- THEN THERE IS MAYREUX
- SOME ATMOSPHERIC PICTURES WITH CAPTIONS FROM MUSTIQUE
Sat 26 May 12:46
- CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY
Tue 22 May 13:25
- ADVENTURES ON MUSTIQUE
Mon 21 May 13:25
- HANDYMAN'S HAND MUCH IMPROVED
Sun 20 May 21:33
- STUPID BOY - PIKE
Sat 19 May 23:47
- MADE IT TO MUSTIQUE VERSION TWO
- ARRIVAL IN MUSTIQUE
Thu 17 May 14:44
- BLOGGING ON THE HIGH SEA
Tue 15 May 14:58
- THIS IS OUR LATEST
Sat 12 May 15:06
- IN MARIN AGAIN
Thu 10 May 14:20
- SAFE AND SOUND
Wed 9 May 16:55
- WASHING DAYS
- WASHING DAYS
Tue 8 May 20:08
- RAY AND JULIE FROM THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE TO DOLITTLES
- RECENT ADVENTURES
Mon 7 May 13:25
- BOBBING ABOUT
Sat 5 May 13:41
- DOWN TO MARIGOT
Wed 2 May 14:42
- RAY AND JULIE TALKING BOATS
Tue 1 May 15:42
- BACK IN RODNEY BAY

Apr 2007

Sun 29 Apr 15:03
- FROM ST LUCIA TO MARTINIQUE WITH RAY AND JULIE
Tue 24 Apr 14:02
- IT'S HOTTING UP IN RODNEY BAY
Mon 23 Apr 17:59
- OUR EXPLOITS
Sat 21 Apr 21:44
- SAFE IN RODNEY BAY
Thu 19 Apr 13:50
- MARTINIQUE AGAIN
Mon 16 Apr 21:32
Sat 14 Apr 00:29
- HAPPY TO BE IN GUADELOUPE
Wed 11 Apr 23:42
Tue 10 Apr 13:54
- PRETTY PICTURES
- BACK TO FALMOUTH
Mon 9 Apr 14:00
- A DAY AT THE CRICKET
Fri 6 Apr 14:45
- Captain's Blog
Wed 4 Apr 23:12
- LAZY DAY AS JANICE AND PAUL DEPART
Tue 3 Apr 22:15
- SPORTING THOUGHTS
- BIKE RIDING
Mon 2 Apr 14:53
- SOME BETTER PICTURES

Mar 2007

Sat 31 Mar 14:59
- TOURING ST KITTS
Thu 29 Mar 14:19
- TOURING ST KITTS
Mon 26 Mar 14:37
- CRICKET MATCHES ON NEVIS
Sun 25 Mar 15:27
- NEVIS ARRIVAL
Fri 23 Mar 12:27
- BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Wed 21 Mar 21:23
- ANOTHER BAY - ANOTHER DAY
Mon 19 Mar 23:04
- WATER BABIES
Sun 18 Mar 15:06
- OUT IN THE BAY
Fri 16 Mar 13:43
- WE WALKED SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
Thu 15 Mar 16:09
- JANICE AND PAUL ARRIVE
Mon 12 Mar 19:14
- JUST IN Case
Fri 9 Mar 22:18
- SAFELY IN ILES DES SAINTES
- A FINE DAY OUT
Wed 7 Mar 21:37
- TRIP IN A CAR
Tue 6 Mar 16:45
- HAIRCUT 100 - WITH APOLOGIES TO NIKKI
Sun 4 Mar 19:36
- SLEEPY SUNNY SUNDAY
Fri 2 Mar 12:35
- IN ENGINE REPAIR MODE IN GUADELOUPE

Feb 2007

Wed 28 Feb 16:21
- SAFE ARRIVAL IN GUADELOUPE
Sun 25 Feb 23:00
- UP THE RIVER
Sat 24 Feb 15:15
- HERE IN DOMINICA WITH THE WHALES
Fri 23 Feb 15:16
- DOMINICA HERE WE COME
Wed 21 Feb 12:30
- MARDI GRAS
Tue 20 Feb 12:49
- RAINY FORT DE FRANCE
Mon 19 Feb 13:15
- TROIS ISLET CARNIVAL
Sun 18 Feb 13:07
- NOT TONIGHT, JOSEPHINE.......
Sat 17 Feb 19:32
- MOVING NORTH WEST AND DIRTY BOTTOMS
Mon 12 Feb 21:09
- RAINY DAYS AND SUNDAYS
Sun 11 Feb 15:04
- BARMY SUNDAY
- INTO THE FRENCH WAY
Fri 9 Feb 00:35
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Tue 6 Feb 21:25
- THE TOOTH FAIRY HAS VISITED
Sun 4 Feb 20:26
- OKAY, SO NOW A LITTLE ST. LUCIAN HISTORY
Fri 2 Feb 21:35
- ANOTHER SH** WEEKEND IN PARADISE!

Jan 2007

Sun 28 Jan 15:44
- LADY SARAH BEAT US AWAY
Sat 27 Jan 17:32
- AND ITS FAREWELL TO ANOTHER FRIEND
Thu 25 Jan 16:34
- CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Tue 23 Jan 15:59
- ACTIVITY!
Sat 20 Jan 17:07
- WORK IN PROGRESS
Thu 18 Jan 15:58
- ITS TOM'S BIRTHDAY TODAY
Mon 15 Jan 19:43
- THAT ATLANTIC CHALLENGE
- MONDAY MORNING WASH
Sat 13 Jan 18:21
- SAFE ARRIVAL IN RODNEY BAY
Tue 9 Jan 11:18
- NORMAL SERVICE

2006

Dec 2006

Wed 20 Dec 20:10
- EMOTIONS RUNS HIGH AS BE-BOP ARRIVES
- AND ITS HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM US
Mon 18 Dec 22:26
- SOME PICTURES FROM THE CROSSING
Sat 16 Dec 23:29
- WE ARE HERE
- Rum Punch Ahead!!
Fri 15 Dec 12:47
- A DAY OF CONTRASTS
Thu 14 Dec 13:04
- The Big Splash and the Missing Muppets
Wed 13 Dec 16:28
Tue 12 Dec 12:27
- Madness & Mayhem
Mon 11 Dec 12:09
- THE LURES OF THE DEEP
Sun 10 Dec 12:12
- Milestones and Molars
Sat 9 Dec 12:32
- JENNY, THE STIG AND GERVAIS - ALL PULLING THEIR WEIGHT
Fri 8 Dec 16:49
- CATCH OF THE DAY!
- Ships, ships, I see no ships
Thu 7 Dec 12:11
- OUT IN THE BLUE YONDER
Wed 6 Dec 12:55
- BODGIT AND SCAMPER ENTERPRISES ARE TRADING
Tue 5 Dec 13:26
- Sleep, perchance to dream....
Mon 4 Dec 12:19
- FLYING ALONG
Sun 3 Dec 12:45
- Rough 'n Tumble
Sat 2 Dec 12:00
- WHAT HAPPENS NOW THE BUTTER HAS MELTED?
Fri 1 Dec 12:17
- Fish of the day

Nov 2006

Thu 30 Nov 12:44
- FW: 24 hour sailathon
- 24 hour sailathon
Wed 29 Nov 16:43
- view from dry land
- Sailing all the way!
Tue 28 Nov 12:15
- ANOTHER DAY
- Another day
Mon 27 Nov 12:36
- The Voyage Begins
Sat 25 Nov 17:33
- PARASAILOR TEST DRIVE
Fri 24 Nov 18:28
- SORRY
Tue 21 Nov 17:26
Mon 20 Nov 18:45
- SAFE ARRIVALS
Sun 19 Nov 15:31
- THE PARTIES HAVE STARTED
Thu 16 Nov 16:02
- LEARNING CURVES
Wed 15 Nov 16:33
- WELL ITS FIRST NIGHT NERVES
Tue 14 Nov 18:21
- THE SERIOUS WORK BEINGS
Sun 12 Nov 18:06
- THE BOYS ARE HERE
Thu 9 Nov 16:52
- PRIM TEAZE IN POGOLAND AND THE ANGUS' CHALLENGE!
Wed 8 Nov 17:27
- NO PICTURES YET
Sun 5 Nov 16:18
- NO PICTURES YET
Fri 3 Nov 18:11
- READ ALL ABOUT IT
Thu 2 Nov 14:01
- ARRIVALS IN LAS PALMAS

Oct 2006

Sun 29 Oct 11:18
- MOVING ALONG SOON
- MOVING ALONG SOON
Fri 27 Oct 16:30
- AND ITS FAREWELL FROM HER!
Wed 25 Oct 17:43
- OFF TO THE TEIDE
Mon 23 Oct 16:51
- A BLOWY TIME
Sat 21 Oct 16:30
- SNOOZING IN TENERIFE
Thu 19 Oct 22:35
- HOME FROM HOME
Wed 18 Oct 22:22
- ANOTHER ISLAND - ANOTHER AIRPORT
Tue 17 Oct 22:59
- THRILLS AND SPILLS
- ARRIVALS
Mon 16 Oct 09:44
- ARRIVALS
Fri 13 Oct 18:16
- ON THE MOVE
Wed 11 Oct 14:29
- HELLO...ANYONE OUT THERE?
Sun 8 Oct 20:12
- THIS IS USNDAY WITH US
Fri 6 Oct 15:35
- STILL AWAITING
Thu 5 Oct 19:03
- STILL EAR
Wed 4 Oct 14:16
- WITH APOLOGIES TO AL OUR READERS
- STILL IN RUBICON
Sun 1 Oct 18:57
- SUNDAY MARKETS

Sep 2006

Fri 29 Sep 15:23
- IT'S 'EAR
Thu 28 Sep 19:08
- LANZAROTE COMMUTING
Tue 26 Sep 10:15
- ANOTHER BALMY DAY
Sun 24 Sep 11:23
- UPDATE
- ANYONE FOR......?
Fri 22 Sep 08:52
- THE DELIGHTS OF MARINA RUBICON
Thu 21 Sep 10:39
- LANZAROTE AND MARINA RUBICOM
Wed 20 Sep 15:01
- SAFE IN LANZAROTE
- TUESDAY AM
Sun 17 Sep 18:19
- LANZAROTE HERE WE COME
- THE FIESTA AND ALL THAT
Sat 16 Sep 11:46
- TOURISTS IN MADEIRA
Thu 14 Sep 19:27
- NEW ARRIVALS
Wed 13 Sep 13:18
- TRUST YOU HAVE ALL HEARD BY NOW
Mon 11 Sep 16:51
- FOR THOSE WHO WANTED THEM
- arrival in madeira
- ARRIVAL IN MADEIRA
Sun 10 Sep 12:39
- NEARING MADEIRA
Sat 9 Sep 17:37
- SATURDAY AND ITS EARLY
Fri 8 Sep 17:44
- DAY TWO
Wed 6 Sep 18:30
- FINALLY ITS FAREWELL TO FARO
Tue 5 Sep 18:40
- Ready for the Sea again
Mon 4 Sep 18:45
- ANOTHER DAY IN THE LAGOON
Sun 3 Sep 18:33
- CAPTAIN'S BLOG
Fri 1 Sep 13:39
- THE JOURNEY FROM LAGOS TO VILAMOURA AND THEN TO FARO

Aug 2006

Wed 30 Aug 14:10
Sat 26 Aug 13:19
- UPDATE FROM VILLAMOURA
Mon 21 Aug 17:11
- LAGOS - LAND OF THE RICH AND FREE!
Sat 19 Aug 15:23
- TRAVELLING FAR
- PRETTY SINES
Fri 18 Aug 16:18
- RESTFUL TIMES
- ARRIVAL IN SINES
Mon 14 Aug 18:38
Sat 12 Aug 17:25
- NAZARE AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Wed 9 Aug 18:21
- GOODBYE LEIXOES
Tue 8 Aug 09:49
- LEIXOES
Fri 4 Aug 22:42
- Skippers blog
Thu 3 Aug 07:31
- PICTORIAL MUSINGS FROM BISCAY
Wed 2 Aug 20:16
- LATER THAT DAY
- WAITING FOR BITS AND PIECES

Jul 2006

Mon 31 Jul 20:25
- A FEW PICTURES FROM THE BISCAY CROSSING AND BOYS BEING BOYS
- SPAIN WELCOMES PRIM TEAZE
Sun 30 Jul 15:34
- FIRST LANDFALL - BENODENT
Wed 19 Jul 14:51
- MOVING AWAY TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Tue 18 Jul 08:04
- GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
Sat 15 Jul 18:52
- SAILING, BUT NOT AWAY
- THE FIRST MANEUVRES
Wed 12 Jul 08:40
- MESSING ABOUT ON A RIVER
Thu 6 Jul 09:50
- THE MASTS ARE UP
Sun 2 Jul 10:16
- RIBS AND OTHER THINGS

Jun 2006

Mon 26 Jun 15:42
- WORK ON THE BOAT CONTINUES
Thu 22 Jun 17:11
- The Wedding and sailaway!