In the 1400s Prince Henry the Navigator tasked brave sailors to explore the near and not so near seas. This started the Portuguese Age of Discovery, and extended from 1415 to 1542. In 1418, two of these Portuguese captains, Zarco
Porto Santo
Bom dia, Portugal
Before we picked up the boys Exodus had 1200 nautical miles on her teller, or 2200 km. In 6 weeks of actual sailing we averaged 200 nm per week. The whole time our main objective was to get to the
Straight through the Strait of Gibraltar
More than 5 million years ago the Mediterrean was bone dry. A big basin cradled by mountain ranges. Europe and Africa were one continent, with a vast lifeless plain between them and a mountain range on the western side. A
Viva España
The clock was ticking. Tick tack tick tack. The boys would arrive in Cadiz (southwest Spain, close to Portugal) on the first of July. We needed to be there on time to pick them up. Two weeks to cover 430