We have been experimenting with the use of Google Maps to help you access details of our cruise this year. Click on the image below to open a map, which will in turn lead you to the narrative:
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Click on the links (where available) highlighted below to read the daily narrative with photos.
| Date | Place | Miles | Nights in Marinas |
| 22nd March-31st May | Fitting out in Cagliari | ||
| 3rd-5th June | Cagliari to Porto Colom | 274 nm | |
| 7th June | Porto Christo | 9 nm | 2 nights 67€ |
| 9th June | Porto Colom | 11 nm logged | 2 nights 13€ |
| 11th June | Puerto de Cala Figuera | 8 nm | |
| 12th June | Porto Petro: Cala des Homos Morts | 3 nm | |
| 13th June | Cala Mitjana | 4 nm | |
| 18th June | Playa des Carbo, SE Colonia de S Jordi | 21 nm | |
| 19th June | Santa Ponsa | 27 nm | |
| 20th-26th June | Anchored in Santa Ponsa | ||
| 27th June | San Telmo, Andraitx, returned to Santa Ponsa | 18 nm | |
| 29th June | Las Illetas, near Palma | 16.5 nm | |
| 1st July | C.N. Arenal | 8 nm | 99€ - our record to date! |
| 3rd July | Colonia de St Jordi | 22 nm | |
| 4th July | Cabrera National Park | 14 nm logged | |
| 5th July | Porto Petro | 18 nm | |
| 7th July | Portals Vells | 40 nm | |
| 8th July | Arenal and anchored off Puerto Portals | 27 nm | |
| 9th July | Cala Charraca, NE Ibiza | 58 nm | |
| 10th July | Cala Binirras | 4 nm | |
| 11th July | San Antonio | 13 nm | |
| 12th July | Bay East of Llentrisca | 15 nm | |
| 13th July | Espalmador | 9.2 nm | |
| 16th July | Off Puerto de Savina | 2nm | |
| 17th July | Ensenada del Cabrito | 4 nm | |
| 18th July | El Rinconet, Moraira | 63 nm | |
| 19th July | Ensenada de Albufereta | 40 nm | |
| 20th July | Santa Pola Marina Miramar | 15nm | 8 nights, 390€ |
| 29th July | Tomas Maestre, Mar Menor | 39 logged | |
| 30th July | Mazarron Bay | 37 nm | |
| 31st July - 2nd August | On passage to Ceuta | 283 nm logged | |
| 3rd August | Hercules Marina, Ceuta | 65€ 2 nights | |
| 4th August | Playa de Getares, south of Algeciras | 17 nm | |
| 7th August | La Linea | 8 nm | |
| 8th August | Queeensway Quay, Gibraltar | 2 nm | £GIB 37 for 2 nights |
| 10th August | La Linea, Alcaidesa marina | 2nm | €19 (€113 for 6 nights |
| 11th-17th August | La Linea | 2 nm | |
| 18th August | Anchored at Sancti Petri | 63 nm logged | |
| 19th-21st August | Sancti Petri | ||
| 22nd-23rd August | Gallerinas, San Fernando | 2nm, 9nm dinghy | |
| 24th-25th August | Return to Sancti Petri | 2 nm | |
| 26th August | Sancti Petri and Gallineras | 2 nm | |
| 27th August to 2nd September | Sancti Petri again! | 2 nm | |
| 3rd September | Puerto del Santa Maria | 25nm | 3 nights €145 |
| 5th September | Cadiz (by ferry) | ||
| 6th September | Beach outside El Puerto/Puerto Sherry | 2 nm | |
| 7th September | Guadalquivir, Bonanza | 27 nm | |
| 8th September | Guadalquivir, Gelves | 31 nm logged | |
| 9th-12th September | Below Gelves, visit to Seville | ||
| 13th September | Guadalquivir, Bonanza | 30 nm logged | |
| 14th September | Bonanza | ||
| 15th September | Chipiona | 6 nm logged | 35€ 1 night incl. |
| 16th September | El Rompido | 40 nm | |
| 19th September | El Terron | 2 nm | |
| 22nd September | Back to El Rompido | 2 nm | |
| 23rd September | Ayamonte, Guadiana | 27 nm | |
| 26th September | Vila Real de San Antonio | 2 nm | 22€ 1 night |
| 28th September to 4th October | Anchored below Sanlucar on Rio Guadiana | 16 nm logged | |
| 5th October | Guadiana: at Van do Areia | 12 nm logged | |
| 6th October | Anchored below Pomarao | 6 nm logged | |
| 7th October | Guadiana, just above Rio Vascao | 1 nm | |
| 8th October | Sanlucar | 6 nm | |
| 10th October | Down river, near Almada de Ouro,Rio Guadiana | 8 nm | |
| 11th October | Vila Real de San Antonio | 7 nm | 22€ 1 night |
| 13th October | Tavira, after aborting Isla Christina | 28 nm | |
| 18th October | Off Culatra island | 18 nm | |
| 19th October | Olhao by dinghy | 4 nm | |
| 20th October | Olhao with Fuga | 7.5 nm | |
| 21st October | Anchorage off Faro | 7 nm | |
| 26th October | Ilha da Armona, Anchorage off Culatra | 14 nm | |
| 27th October | Back to anchorage off Faro | 7 nm | |
| 28th October | Anchored off Ilha da Armona | 8.5 nm | |
| 29th October | Dinghy trip up Ria, back to Culatra | 3 nm | |
| 30th October | Back to Faro! | 7 nm | |
| 31st October | Olhao and Culatra | 10 nm | |
| 1st November | Marina de Lagos | 47 nm |
| Winter 2011/2012 | Over winter in the Algarve, at Lagos |
| Summer 2012 | Visit the Azores, en route for the UK |
| Season | From, To | Visiting | Journal Link | Summary link |
| 2004 | UK to Lagos, Portugal | Brittany, Biscay France, N. Spain | Journal | |
| 2005 | Lagos to Almerimar | St. Mary's Paddington! | Journal | Summary |
| 2006 | Almerimar to Cagliari | Melilla, Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica | Journal | Summary |
| 2007 | Cagliari and back | Tunisia, Sicily, Croatia, Ionian | Journal | Summary |
| 2008 | Cagliari to Marmaris | Malta, Ionian, Peloponese, Aegean | Journal | Summary |
| 2009 | Marmaris to Alanya | Halkidiki, N. Sporades, Evia channel | Journal | Summary |
| 2010 | Alanya to Cagliari | Cyprus, Crete, Ionian | Journal | Summary |
| 2011 | Cagliari to Lagos | Balearics, SW Spain, Portugal | This page | Summary |