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Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) in Turkey

August 24, 2021 | By Shelley Beer

Why is the Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) endangered? For the Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtle), the loss of nesting habit is its greatest threat. This occurs because of coastal development, predation of nests, and human disturbances. Examples of the latter are coastal lighting and housing developments. These factors cause disorientation to the hatchlings, during their emergence. Other major threats include incidental capture in longline fishing, shrimp trawling, and pollution. Incidental capture in fisheries seems to have played a significant role in the…

Cappadocia/Kapadokya

March 11, 2021 | By Shelley Beer

Preparations Before we can leave the marina, someone needs to take care of the cats. Someone is our good friend Marina. And so she took the opportunity to stay on our boat for a change from her smaller Halberg Rassy mono-hull that pitched in the marina whenever there was a swell. Marina knows at least we could stay on board when it was a bit rough, and the living space is very nice. Additionally, the cats didn’t seem to mind…

Post covid lockdown dash from Spain to Turkey! 2020

November 20, 2020 | By Shelley Beer

Post covid lockdown dash to Turkey! 2020 The Purpose of this overview Jill was approached by The Local, a Central highlands Victorian, Australian magazine that had featured us leaving the district during 2018, to see if we wanted to update our travels, given the Covid lockdowns. They knew we had been in Europe. Could we write an article in 400 words? Well, Jill tried to restrict the words, but they just couldn’t fit without leaving too much out. The final…

Tangiers to Gibraltar

November 5, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

This post covers the very end of our time in Morocco, initially shot in Tanja Marina Bay. Jill’s niece Nicole, her husband Simon and the children – Jess, Patrick and Sebastian are coming back to Gibralatar with us. Before we leave, Jill decides to take the children for a spin in the dinghy. So the opening scene sees Jill in our OC Tender, “Gumnut”. Testing the tender Jill starts the outboard with the first pull. Watch the tender plane in…

The Algarve to Gibraltar and Morocco

August 12, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

Portimao to Culatra Our previous day together had gone well, getting us from Sines on the Altlantic to Portimao anchorage in the Algarve, with our last post. We continue our adventure into the Algarve with experienced sailors by our side. Patsy and Dave are relaxed enough to let us find our own feet. They were happy to share their extensive knowledge when we needed it. In Portimao we anchored in a beautiful bay that was quite busy with day-trippers and…

Dave & Patsy are here! (Here? with us, on Eucalyptus)

July 23, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

Who are Dave & Patsy? When Jill went on the crossing from Vanuatu to Bundaberg in October 2017, while crewing for Ron & Toni Borret on SV Cruising Kitty, she met Dave & Patsy Mitchell. Pristine waters of Champagne beachPatsy L, then Jill, Toni far RPort Olary. Jill L, Toni & Patsy RVanuatu 2017 Dave & Patsy are very experienced sailors. As a young family, they had circumnavigated the world on a 32 ft Phantom monohull – “Mr Walker” during…

From Peniche via Oeiras to Sines

July 21, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

Oops ! no video We cast off the lines early at Peniche and set off down the coast. It was a good feeling to be on the move again, and leaving the busy little marina was a relief. We would not miss the wake of the fishing boats every morning and afternoon. I would still recommend a stop there for the proximity to the great little restaurants and the trip out to Obidos was well worth it. Our Journey- part…

No Portugese Tarts

July 11, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

I quite like Portuguese tarts but Jill is not so fond of them, hence the name of this video. The Journey We wanted to leave at first light so we put the alarm on to get an early start. It was a 60 nautical mile sail to Figuera da Foz and we expected a 12 hour day at an average of five knots. We woke to very dense fog. Captain Jill was a little nervous about the dense fog, so…

Moaña to Portugal

July 2, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

Moaña to Leixões We had picked up our newly ordered Atlas for the detailed maps south of Vigo while we were in Moaña. Therefore, we were now ready to plan our onward journey. From Ria de Vigo, Spain we were finally heading for Portugal. Planning On this leg, we would be heading to Portugal where our crewmember, Gosia would leave us. There was much less opportunity to anchor along this part of the coast and so we’d have to look…

We Leave Arousa and head for Vigo

June 20, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

The anchoring away that just preceded the video… It was time to leave Arousa but that proved to be more difficult than usual. It is such a shame that we never remember to film at these times because there is always a varying degree of stress involved in the moving process. This time the anchor got to a certain point and wouldn’t budge. Shelley thought it was all the mud on the anchor and hosed it off. But it was…

Another Day another Ria

June 15, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

Rias Baixas, Spain The Rias of Spain are best known for the lower rias that come after the rounding of Cape Finisterre. They are a series of four estuaries located on the southwestern coast of Galicia, Spain. These are Ria de Muros e Noia, Ria de Arousa, Ria de Pontevedra and Ria de Vigo. Overview We rounded Cape Finisterre to spend two days in Muros then traveled to A Probol do Caraminal- in the Ria de Arousa. From St Marta…

Don’t cry for me A Coruna

June 10, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

“Don’t cry for me A Coruna” refers to us finally leaving after 5 weeks, having enjoyed very much the hospitality found there. Before we sail on, I will fill you in on our time there. Personal guide Mercedes Villar Lopez, our graphic designer lives here and looked after us when we first arrived. She introduced us to the best places to eat real Spanish food and we admired the impressive architecture of the old town centre. Mercedes and BBQ ribsJill…

We cross the Bay of Biscay

May 4, 2019 | By Shelley Beer

The maiden voyage of SV Eucalyptus Our plan was to sail from La Rochelle, France across the Bay of Biscay to A Coruna, Spain. It would be the maiden voyage of SV Eucalyptus. Finally the day arrives. Veronique Claus had been training us in La Rochelle over a number of days, and after many exercises, she decided it was time to go. The Captain and crew were appointed. Veronique knew of a Cruising instructor, Franco Di Fabbrio, who was happy…

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