Almerimar, Spain and Canary Islands Travel Blogs

Day 6
Sep 11, 2007

... September 10, 2007 23:59 This morning I did manage to get up for the sunrise. Last night was a distinctly lonely evening, and there's nothing like the freshest of starts for the morning after a night like that. It was a beautiful sunrise, and enough ...

Costa del Plastico
Nov 29, 2005 (1 photos)

... the first store, we had a cart full of stuff and a British gentleman in the next aisle leaned over and simply said, "Atlantic crossing?" Almerimar is a small coastal town that seems mostly populated with Brits. The boat harbor is the biggest we've been ...

Giving Thanks
Nov 24, 2005 (6 photos)

... we did a two-person watch. Chris and I had six hours and then Jeanne and Jeff had six hours. We made great time and entered Almerimar harbor around 6:30 am. It was still pitch dark, but going slow and following our charts and the pilot book, we pulled up ...

We zijn weer thuis
Sep 28, 2007 (57 photos)

Wij zijn weer thuis Vrijdag huren we voor drie dagen een Fiat panda en maken een tocht naar Almeria nog eens 30 mijl langs de kust oostwaarts.  Almeria ligt in een baai waar ook het monumentale Alcazaba de Almeria ligt. De Alcazaba is een ...

Door de Straat van Gibartar
Sep 20, 2007 (120 photos)

... dag is het inderdaad oost en het gaat steeds harder waaien, al is het tussen de flatgebouwen niet zo te merken. Almerimar gaat ons einddoel voor onze boot worden dit jaar, we zijn uiteindelijk al zo'n 150 km verder dan Malaga waaruit we ...

Lazy Days
Aug 6, 2008

The day after Granada we decided to stay and catch our breath and the boys did some school, Pete maintenance and myself housework. Took the dinghy over to the beach area, dark muddy sand which makes the water very murky, nice to get wet though. Relaxed ...

Almerimar
Aug 4, 2008 (5 photos)

Smooth sailing and just as we arrived in Almerimar the wind blew up, so the timing was perfect. Checked into the Marina, which was a very pleasant experience to find one so professionally run and some English spoken as well. We explored the town for the ...

Carrboneras
Jun 20, 2006

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