Journeys of Aardvarc - La reunion to Durban

La reunion to Durban

Journeys of Aardvarc

Ed

Fri 7 Nov 2008 15:16

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!

Blog Entries

2012

Nov 2012

Sat 17 Nov 12:18
- Porto Santo – Madeira….
Wed 14 Nov 13:18
- Atlantic crossing to Madeira
Tue 13 Nov 12:27
- Mohammedia
- Fes
Tue 6 Nov 08:33
- Rabat
Mon 5 Nov 11:20
- Here’s Looking at You, Kid!

Oct 2012

Tue 30 Oct 12:36
- Marrakech – Part Deux
- Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Zagora & back!
Sun 28 Oct 22:45
- Marrakech
- Cadiz to Mohammedia
Tue 23 Oct 21:01
- Cadiz2
Sat 20 Oct 16:16
- Cadiz
Mon 15 Oct 19:17
- Lagos again

Aug 2012

Wed 22 Aug 18:06
- Hot and windy
Tue 21 Aug 18:01
- Loretta
Tue 14 Aug 16:46
- Bye Rich
Mon 13 Aug 15:56
- Lagos 2 by Rich
- Lagos
Fri 10 Aug 19:47
- Setubal
Wed 8 Aug 18:08
- Lisbon
Tue 7 Aug 20:51
- Navare
- Sights of Porto
Sun 5 Aug 19:21
- Au revoir, Sailor V
- Porto
Thu 2 Aug 12:02
- Viana do Castelo

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 17:12
- Baiona
Sat 28 Jul 17:27
- Vigo
Thu 26 Jul 19:25
- Camarinas
Wed 25 Jul 20:24
- La Coruna2
- La Coruna
Mon 23 Jul 19:08
- Ribadeo
Sun 22 Jul 18:24
- Gijon
Fri 20 Jul 20:16
- PS
- Bilbao
Thu 19 Jul 18:36
- Bilbao
Wed 18 Jul 17:58
- Northern Spain , Getaria
- Bayone and Biarritz
Mon 16 Jul 14:35
- Bayonne
Sat 14 Jul 17:05
- La Rochelle
Fri 13 Jul 19:54
- Storm bound in La Rochelle
Thu 12 Jul 16:29
- Ile D'Yeu, Port Joinville
Wed 11 Jul 19:06
- Pornichet
Tue 10 Jul 17:00
- LORIENT
Mon 9 Jul 18:24
- Concarneau
Sun 8 Jul 18:09
- Benodet
Fri 6 Jul 18:04
- Camaret
Thu 5 Jul 17:48
- L'Aberwrac'h
Wed 4 Jul 17:33
- Leaving Torquay

2009

Jul 2009

Mon 6 Jul 15:23
- The Final Leg to Ipswich
Sun 5 Jul 15:27
- position update
Fri 3 Jul 15:18
- Fowey to Dartmouth

Jun 2009

Tue 30 Jun 15:09
- Racing Pigeon
Sun 28 Jun 15:34
- Stormy weather , Cape Finistere, Beef Wellington
Fri 12 Jun 20:24
- Beautiful Azores
- TransAtlantic crossing

May 2009

Tue 19 May 19:35
- Bermuda
Sun 10 May 19:10
- British Virgin Islands
Fri 8 May 18:59
- St Lucia to Antigua

Apr 2009

Tue 14 Apr 00:24
- Guest blog by Anne, Heather and Pat

Mar 2009

Mon 30 Mar 15:15
- The final leg
Sun 29 Mar 20:47
Mon 23 Mar 23:02
- Gourmandising in the Grenadines and beyond.....
Sat 21 Mar 21:54
- Ali's photos Mustique
- Andy's photos Mustique etc
Thu 19 Mar 15:50
Mon 16 Mar 01:18
Tue 3 Mar 15:01
- Crossing the line...again!

Feb 2009

Jan 2009

Thu 29 Jan 18:17
- PASTIES
Wed 21 Jan 20:44
Tue 20 Jan 23:09
- St Helena
Fri 16 Jan 09:02
- Crossing the Meridian
Wed 14 Jan 00:34
Tue 13 Jan 23:53
Tue 6 Jan 01:05
Fri 2 Jan 02:05

2008

Nov 2008

Oct 2008

Tue 28 Oct 23:20
- Reunion to South Africa
Fri 24 Oct 14:24
- Reunion
Sun 19 Oct 10:11
Fri 10 Oct 11:42
- Rodrigues

Sep 2008

Sun 28 Sep 14:10
- Cocos Keeling Islands
Mon 15 Sep 03:00
Sun 14 Sep 04:22
Mon 8 Sep 17:35
- Bali

Aug 2008

Sun 31 Aug 09:20
Sat 30 Aug 09:08
- Darwin Sunset
- Lizard underwater
Wed 20 Aug 09:05
- Journey to Darwin
Sun 17 Aug 09:20
- Lizard Island
Mon 11 Aug 07:43
Fri 8 Aug 07:31
Tue 5 Aug 07:45
- Whitehaven beach
- Asolare rescue
Mon 4 Aug 07:55
- Pics of Ed
Sun 3 Aug 07:24
- Goldsmith Island , Whitsundays
Sat 2 Aug 07:06

Jul 2008

Fri 25 Jul 09:16
Tue 22 Jul 03:09
- Journey to Australia
Wed 16 Jul 01:06
Wed 9 Jul 01:00
- Port Resolution, Tanna
Tue 8 Jul 00:59
- Leaving Fiji
Fri 4 Jul 05:40

Jun 2008

May 2008

Sun 25 May 20:47
Wed 21 May 05:44
- On our way again
Fri 16 May 00:37
- Ra'iatea reef snorkelling
Thu 15 May 22:14
Sat 3 May 20:51

Apr 2008

Mar 2008

Fri 28 Mar 21:14
- Hiva Oa
Fri 21 Mar 00:34
- Spinnaker
Tue 18 Mar 22:46
- Over half way!
Mon 17 Mar 01:19
- Hello Marg!!
Thu 13 Mar 16:47
- 500miles into journey to Marquesas
Thu 6 Mar 00:00
- Sorry, forgot the boobies
Wed 5 Mar 23:33
- Diving and more sunsets.
- Galapagos wildlife

Feb 2008

Wed 27 Feb 17:43
- Journey to Galapagos
Thu 21 Feb 01:35
- Island of the Sun, The Shamen, Reed raft.
- Journey to Bolivia, Island of the sun on Lake Titicaca
Wed 20 Feb 01:13
- Journey to Puno from Cusco
Tue 19 Feb 01:01
Mon 18 Feb 00:40
- Lima and Cusco, Peru and local train
Thu 14 Feb 00:30
- blue footed boobies
Wed 13 Feb 00:30
- Twistle rig and more fishing
Tue 12 Feb 20:00
- Crossing the Equator
Fri 8 Feb 19:29
- Deep sea fishing, carnival
Mon 4 Feb 03:03
- Panama Canal Experience, In a while!!
Sat 2 Feb 15:07
- Webcam in the Canal locks
- Colon adventures
Fri 1 Feb 03:55
- A few more pictures of the trip St Lucia to Colon

Jan 2008

Thu 31 Jan 17:51
- Wildlife in Colon
Tue 29 Jan 14:35
- Day 6
Sat 26 Jan 16:16
- no fish yet
Wed 23 Jan 15:10
- Crew Photo just before start
- We're off
Sun 20 Jan 23:19
- The start!
Sat 19 Jan 17:28
- It's hot!
Thu 17 Jan 20:21
- Emailing: St Lucia B and D
Sun 13 Jan 17:37
- Nearly ready for the off