Journeys of Aardvarc

Date: 07 Nov 2008 15:16:09

Title: La reunion to Durban

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This was quite an eventful passage, with alternating gales and calms.

We arrived here in Durban 2 days ago. It took 9 days to do 1400 miles but we had to slow right down at one point to let a gale go through up against the Agulhas current so as to avoid the really big waves. This we did fortunately and arrived safely.

Durban was quite a shock after all the island life we have seen. A very big city full of skyscrapers, bustling markets, lots and lots of traffic and very few white people.

Everyone very friendly, the yacht club gave us a bottle of sparkling wine as a welcome gift!

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Diary Entries

2012
- Nov 2012
  - Sat 17 Nov
    - Porto Santo – Madeira….
  - Wed 14 Nov
    - Atlantic crossing to Madeira
  - Tue 13 Nov
    - Mohammedia
    - Fes
  - Tue 06 Nov
    - Rabat
  - Mon 05 Nov
    - Here’s Looking at You, Kid!
- Oct 2012
  - Tue 30 Oct
    - Marrakech – Part Deux
    - Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Zagora & back!
  - Sun 28 Oct
    - Marrakech
    - Cadiz to Mohammedia
  - Tue 23 Oct
    - Cadiz2
  - Sat 20 Oct
    - Cadiz
  - Mon 15 Oct
    - Lagos again
- Aug 2012
  - Wed 22 Aug
    - Hot and windy
  - Tue 21 Aug
    - Loretta
  - Tue 14 Aug
    - Bye Rich
  - Mon 13 Aug
    - Lagos 2 by Rich
    - Lagos
  - Fri 10 Aug
    - Setubal
  - Wed 08 Aug
    - Lisbon
  - Tue 07 Aug
    - Navare
    - Sights of Porto
  - Sun 05 Aug
    - Au revoir, Sailor V
    - Porto
  - Thu 02 Aug
    - Viana do Castelo
- Jul 2012
  - Mon 30 Jul
    - Baiona
  - Sat 28 Jul
    - Vigo
  - Thu 26 Jul
    - Camarinas
  - Wed 25 Jul
    - La Coruna2
    - La Coruna
  - Mon 23 Jul
    - Ribadeo
  - Sun 22 Jul
    - Gijon
  - Fri 20 Jul
    - PS
    - Bilbao
  - Thu 19 Jul
    - Bilbao
  - Wed 18 Jul
    - Northern Spain , Getaria
    - Bayone and Biarritz
  - Mon 16 Jul
    - Bayonne
  - Sat 14 Jul
    - La Rochelle
  - Fri 13 Jul
    - Storm bound in La Rochelle
  - Thu 12 Jul
    - Ile D'Yeu, Port Joinville
  - Wed 11 Jul
    - Pornichet
  - Tue 10 Jul
    - LORIENT
  - Mon 09 Jul
    - Concarneau
  - Sun 08 Jul
    - Benodet
  - Fri 06 Jul
    - Camaret
  - Thu 05 Jul
    - L'Aberwrac'h
  - Wed 04 Jul
    - Leaving Torquay
2009
- Jul 2009
  - Mon 06 Jul
    - The Final Leg to Ipswich
  - Sun 05 Jul
    - position update
  - Fri 03 Jul
    - Fowey to Dartmouth
- Jun 2009
  - Tue 30 Jun
    - Racing Pigeon
  - Sun 28 Jun
    - Stormy weather , Cape Finistere, Beef Wellington
  - Fri 12 Jun
    - Beautiful Azores
    - TransAtlantic crossing
- May 2009
  - Tue 19 May
    - Bermuda
  - Sun 10 May
    - British Virgin Islands
  - Fri 08 May
    - St Lucia to Antigua
- Apr 2009
  - Tue 14 Apr
    - Guest blog by Anne, Heather and Pat
- Mar 2009
  - Mon 30 Mar
    - The final leg
  - Sun 29 Mar
  - Mon 23 Mar
    - Gourmandising in the Grenadines and beyond.....
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Ali's photos Mustique
    - Andy's photos Mustique etc
  - Thu 19 Mar
  - Mon 16 Mar
  - Tue 03 Mar
    - Crossing the line...again!
- Feb 2009
  - Sat 28 Feb
  - Sun 22 Feb
  - Tue 10 Feb
  - Mon 02 Feb
    - Hirsute you sir?
- Jan 2009
  - Thu 29 Jan
    - PASTIES
  - Wed 21 Jan
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - St Helena
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Crossing the Meridian
  - Wed 14 Jan
  - Tue 13 Jan
  - Tue 06 Jan
  - Fri 02 Jan
2008
- Nov 2008
  - Mon 24 Nov
  - Tue 11 Nov
    - Furthest South
  - Fri 07 Nov
- Oct 2008
  - Tue 28 Oct
    - Reunion to South Africa
  - Fri 24 Oct
    - Reunion
  - Sun 19 Oct
  - Fri 10 Oct
    - Rodrigues
- Sep 2008
  - Sun 28 Sep
    - Cocos Keeling Islands
  - Mon 15 Sep
  - Sun 14 Sep
  - Mon 08 Sep
    - Bali
- Aug 2008
  - Sun 31 Aug
  - Sat 30 Aug
    - Darwin Sunset
    - Lizard underwater
  - Wed 20 Aug
    - Journey to Darwin
  - Sun 17 Aug
    - Lizard Island
  - Mon 11 Aug
  - Fri 08 Aug
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Whitehaven beach
    - Asolare rescue
  - Mon 04 Aug
    - Pics of Ed
  - Sun 03 Aug
    - Goldsmith Island , Whitsundays
  - Sat 02 Aug
- Jul 2008
  - Fri 25 Jul
  - Tue 22 Jul
    - Journey to Australia
  - Wed 16 Jul
  - Wed 09 Jul
    - Port Resolution, Tanna
  - Tue 08 Jul
    - Leaving Fiji
  - Fri 04 Jul
- Jun 2008
  - Sun 22 Jun
  - Wed 18 Jun
    - Seaplane
  - Fri 13 Jun
  - Sun 08 Jun
  - Fri 06 Jun
- May 2008
  - Sun 25 May
  - Wed 21 May
    - On our way again
  - Fri 16 May
    - Ra'iatea reef snorkelling
  - Thu 15 May
  - Sat 03 May
- Apr 2008
  - Mon 28 Apr
  - Mon 21 Apr
    - Rangiroa
  - Wed 16 Apr
    - missing pics
  - Fri 11 Apr
    - Nuka Hiva
  - Mon 07 Apr
  - Thu 03 Apr
    - Islas Marquesas
- Mar 2008
  - Fri 28 Mar
    - Hiva Oa
  - Fri 21 Mar
    - Spinnaker
  - Tue 18 Mar
    - Over half way!
  - Mon 17 Mar
    - Hello Marg!!
  - Thu 13 Mar
    - 500miles into journey to Marquesas
  - Thu 06 Mar
    - Sorry, forgot the boobies
  - Wed 05 Mar
    - Diving and more sunsets.
    - Galapagos wildlife
- Feb 2008
  - Wed 27 Feb
    - Journey to Galapagos
  - Thu 21 Feb
    - Island of the Sun, The Shamen, Reed raft.
    - Journey to Bolivia, Island of the sun on Lake Titicaca
  - Wed 20 Feb
    - Journey to Puno from Cusco
  - Tue 19 Feb
  - Mon 18 Feb
    - Lima and Cusco, Peru and local train
  - Thu 14 Feb
    - blue footed boobies
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - Twistle rig and more fishing
  - Tue 12 Feb
    - Crossing the Equator
  - Fri 08 Feb
    - Deep sea fishing, carnival
  - Mon 04 Feb
    - Panama Canal Experience, In a while!!
  - Sat 02 Feb
    - Webcam in the Canal locks
    - Colon adventures
  - Fri 01 Feb
    - A few more pictures of the trip St Lucia to Colon
- Jan 2008
  - Thu 31 Jan
    - Wildlife in Colon
  - Tue 29 Jan
    - Day 6
  - Sat 26 Jan
    - no fish yet
  - Wed 23 Jan
    - Crew Photo just before start
    - We're off
  - Sun 20 Jan
    - The start!
  - Sat 19 Jan
    - It's hot!
  - Thu 17 Jan
    - Emailing: St Lucia B and D
  - Sun 13 Jan
    - Nearly ready for the off