S/V Artemis

August 31, 2017 Lisbon Portugal We started our many boat projects today. It was too wet and cold to varnish earlier this spring so Al got first coat on the hatches. We will be here until Al's sister Connie and Steve join us Sept. 6 and we have lots to do before then. We;ll save our sight seeing for when they get here.. August 29/30, 2017 Cascais, Portugal and Lisbon, Portugal We had a misty, moisty, motor to Cascais, Portugal yesterday. This is the most expensive marina w

August 31, 2012 Dear family and friends, Happy Labor Day Weekend! (The end of summer for many and back to school). Our friend Roger came by to pick us up at Port Louis Wednesday afternoon. Al and I thought we were just going for a ride in the country to see inland South Brittany. But to our surprise Roger asked where our overnight bag was as we were leaving Artemis. I quickly threw some things into a bag and then we were off on our very first European overnight in a fellow cr

Spain | Santiago de Compostella July 28, 2012 Hi everyone,We've been busy cruising and sightseeing since last I wrote. The weather has been pleasant sunny but not too hot so great for hiking and sightseeing. We stayed a couple of days in Vilagarcia so we could take the train to Santiago de Compostella. What a fantastic city to visit and a Pilgrimage sight for those interested. Hikers walk hundreds of kilometers following St. James path where he landed in Spain (in a coffin b

Spain | Vigo | Marina Real Club Nautico | Artemis June 5, 2012 Hi everyone, We've had great fun exploring Vigo. Saturday we hiked down to Bouza to visit a couple of chandeliers but only found one open. We had a bit of rain but had taken our umbrellas along. Sunday we went to mass, checked out the train station and hiked up to the laundramat twice. Once to check it out and then again to do a load of laundry:-) Yesterday we took the train to Pontevedre (an old Spanish capital)

Atlantic Spain | Atlantic Islands National Park | Cies Islands |Playa Arena das Rodas May 31, 2012 Hi everyone, We had a great week at anchor. We anchored off Isla Tambo for 3 nights all alone. The Immigration boat shined a light on us at 4AM and then came back later that night to check our papers. We visited Combarro but didn't feel comfortable with the seagrass anchorage to leave the boat to visit Pontevedre. So we'll do that from Vigo. Cambarro is a cute village with a M

Spain | Barcelona | Port Vell Marina | Artemis and Al April 27, 2012 Hi everyone, We launched Artemis at 0830. Then we went into Port Vell Marina to buy fuel before heading out to Cartegena, Spain. (282nm) Great sailing day we sailed for 9 hours before turning on the engines at 1900. The engine was making noises we never heard before. So troubleshooting, checking things out revealed We just weren't used to engine noises yet. We had dinner and then decided to run the refriger

Spain | Madrid | Palacio Real March 31, 2012 Hi everyone, We left Barcelona Tues. March 27 morning for Madrid in a Citron C5, very comfortable. We drove through mountains and valleys to Zargoso. Then flat rocky land with lots of windmills before finding deep cuts and gorges again. Beautiful drive. We arrived at our Hotel Francisco I in Madrid around 3. Nice clean hotel with a balcony overlooking Calle de Arenal a pedestrian walkway between Plaza Sol and Palacio Real. The onl

February 29, 2012 Hi everyone, We are back in Barcelona after our 2.5 months in USA. We finally have internet on the boat after a week of trying only to find it is just as slow as our old internet:-( So no skype with video on the boat. We did skype to telephone to parents today and it worked okay. I've been sick with cold/sore throat all week and now Al is coming down with it. But atleast it is sunny and warm. Al has finished the new cockpit cushions. Next job is sail repair

Spain | Barcelona | Giant Gold Fish Sculpture on the seafront November 28, 2011 Hi Everyone, We've been busy exploring Barcelona. We've ridden our bikes quite a bit. We prefer taking our bikes places as we can see so much more in a day. The weather has been lovely with no rain in over a week and none forecasted for the next week:-) We've been able to get some boat chores done finally. We even got our curtains dry cleaned! Today Al started the varnish projects on the exterio

Spain |Island | Menorica | Ancorage Cala Deia September 30, 2006 Hola, What a lovely anchorage. This is what we expected the Med to be like. Cala Deia is set back into the mountainside to our left and large rock cropping's to our right, with a small sandy beach in front. Eirene and Artemis were the only two boats in the anchorage for the night. We rowed into shore and walked the beach and rocks. We thought about swimming but only got our legs wet. We grilled our tuna steak fo