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Martinique 🇲🇶
And there you have it, the end of the maritime adventure (for now) for Garance and myself, the narrator of this story. What are the plans for the future? I'm not quite sure. How about heading to South America? Or maybe I'll stay a bit longer on the island, taking…
Direction: Caribbean!
Let’s set sail for the great crossing! Destination Martinique from Mindelo, Cape Verde. Saturday, October 5th, day 24: Off we go to the Caribbean, and it’s also a birthday today! It's Guigui celebrating his birthday! We cast off before 7 AM, and once out of the bay, we carry out man-overboard drills.…
The beginning🌊
After the announcement of my departure for the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, I start to get organized. I need to buy a few things before embarking on an ocean crossing. I find a foul weather jacket (a large waterproof and windproof jacket specifically designed for sailing) and overalls (the…
Transatlantic!
Back again! After spending the summer in Croisic while working at the renowned Grain de Celte, I've received some news: the skipper I was in contact with at the end of May for a transatlantic trip has reached out to me again and informed me about the departure date! We'll…
180° 🗺️
Well. There has been a slight change of plans. So I arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece. I am spending a few days at my friend's place, but I find the city too big, with too many people, in short, too much. So I am heading to the coast,…
Greece 🇬🇷
Greece, land of mythology, land of democracy, but also a country with approximately 6000 islands! Speaking of islands, let me tell you how I ended up on the island of Kefalonia (I always end up on islands, I don't know why). After spending 3 nights in Greece, I slowly headed…
Trip to Balkans
So I leave my friend Mathilde after a week in Vienna, Austria and then head to my stopover to meet two other friends in Budapest, Hungary. Sometimes the hitchhiking is easy, but to get out of the big cities, it's a real hell (and this was confirmed with Vienna). From the…
Change of plan!
One of the specificities of hitchhiking is that we can adapt our route and our programme to suit the drivers. It happens on a regular basis and it gives rise to some crazy stories! For example, while I was hitchhiking from Split to the south of Croatia, I was hitchhiking…