God Jul til alle fra Eskalope!

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En riktig God Jul ønskes alle som følger oss fra fjern og nær! Vi storkoser oss på svai i Palmeira mens ribba ligger og godgjør seg i ovnen. Mulig vi må bade litt i mellomtiden… 😉

Hilser også fra fotografen, som ikke var like innstilt på selv å bli fotografert. Han plasker for øvrig rundt båten og vasker vannlinja. En julegave til Eskalope!

Merry X-mas to everybody from S/Y Eskalope!

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Julekokken i arbeid. Han har dog aldri stekt ribbe i seilbåt. Hvordan skal nå dette gå?

Palmeira og Espargos

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Herlig lille Julaften på svai, yrende liv på fiskemottaket og sisteliten-shopping i Espargos. It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas! 😉
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Late arrival on the island Sal

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Just came to the anchorage of Palmeira on Sal in the darkest of nights. Waiting for the boys to arrive at the airport, I’m sitting by the dinghy, killing time. The Chapel of San Jose is decorated fot Christmas, but it’s far from easy to get that Christmas spirit anyway.

Morgenstemning i Tarrafal, Sao Nicolau

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Lurer på om det må bli et morgenbad? 😛

Til ankers i Porto Grande, Mindelo

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Snart går vi videre østover mot Sao Luzia og Sao Nicolau

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Inntrykk fra Sao Vicente

Ut på tur – aldri sur!

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Canaries – Cape Verde passage report

The Skipper wishes to thank Wim, Carl and Justin for a great and enjoyable 830 nautical miles passage from Las Galletas to Mindelo in just 4 days and 20 hours! Winds were constantly gusting between 20 and 36 knots from NE. Eskalope handled everything with all the grace of an old lady. And this Lady is not for turning! 🙂OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Chef and the Master makes sure that we have all the food we need. We had to pull in this skipjack tuna with nothing but our bare hands and a gaff. The line got tangled up in the wind generator!

wpid-img_20141207_133323.jpg Eager to get out of the harbour in Las Galletas..wpid-img_20141207_133608.jpg wpid-img_20141210_175603.jpg Lone had to stay behind in Los Cristianos. Just done with her paint job!wpid-wp-1418489091207.jpeg …while Chef gets his hands all bloody making fresh sashami!wpid-wp-1418489066477.jpeg Among our visitors were flying squid…wpid-wp-1418489044954.jpeg…as well as flying fish who hid in the cutter sail!

 

Last night together for the passage crew

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Siste natt med gjengen i Mindelo!
Wim flyr nemlig videre mot Sal i morgen, samtidig ankommer Lone og Jungmann i løpet av natten.
Vi koser oss, og nyter alle inntrykk!

Cape Verde conquered!

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Reached Cape Verde after four days and 20 hours of sailing. Averaging 7 knots, but setting new 24 h records. Updates will follow!

Cape Verde, here we come!

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Carl, Justin, Wim and Prarne, all ready for the next 750 miles in the open sea!