tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.comments2020-02-13T09:40:07.266+01:00Scarlet Ladys OdysseyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-70880268027629938352016-06-12T14:09:05.527+00:002016-06-12T14:09:05.527+00:00I just want to let you know that we made it under ...I just want to let you know that we made it under the bridge successfully. Our mast was 19.5m. Plus the antenna, it was probably 20m. We went during low tide early in the morning. It felt great when we made it. We didn't manage to get a guidebook but there were buoys to guide us along the river. The scenery was spectacular. Had some trouble anchoring near Alcoutim as our anchor wouldn't hold. We had to anchor quite a distance away but we were rewarded with a lot of privacy. Loved it so much! Thanks and all the best to you too.Oaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868253893445071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-14203267843383956342016-05-30T10:29:46.985+01:002016-05-30T10:29:46.985+01:00Hi Steve and Lynne,
Thanks for the speedy reply! ...Hi Steve and Lynne,<br /><br />Thanks for the speedy reply! The video of you sailing under the suspension bridge was awesome. We will be trying our luck very soon. Really looking forward to it :-)Oaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868253893445071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-91497293837237543312016-05-30T01:18:22.791+01:002016-05-30T01:18:22.791+01:00Thanks for your comment, you will be going to one ...Thanks for your comment, you will be going to one of our favourite places. Please beware you may not want to leave! We did not have a guidebook as such. We used a general pilot book that had some coverage. The first time we went up on Scarlet Lady our chartplotter showed us going over land! On our new yacht the navionics must have been more up to date. If Ayamonte marina is now dredged you could break your journey up and explore not only Ayamonte, but also get the ferry to Villa Real.<br />We favoured anchoring upstream of Alcoutim but not on the bend as the holding can be suspect. Others anchored to the South without a problem. We went back again with the new yacht and have another post you can read for more information. Please see www.afloat365.blogspot.com have a wonderful time, so many yotties miss the opportunity to go here and it is a gem of a place. Especially in Alcoutim in July and August with the weekly music nights in the village square. All the best. Lynne and SteveSteve and Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779816637353914706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-42705875317765323672016-05-29T20:29:57.727+01:002016-05-29T20:29:57.727+01:00Hi. THanks for the amazing information you shared....Hi. THanks for the amazing information you shared. We are planning to sail up the river Guadiana in the next few days. We are wondering if you can recommend a place where we can buy a guidebook for the river. We are sailing in from Faro. Oaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868253893445071930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-22863620073043841262013-11-29T16:20:50.193+00:002013-11-29T16:20:50.193+00:00Hi Lynda, we popped into PdV on the Rally Portugal...Hi Lynda, we popped into PdV on the Rally Portugal in 2012, a lovely place. You will enjoy the Guadiana and you may be in time to enjoy the music nights in Alcoutim on Thursday nights in July and August. We are wintering in Sicily and enjoying it very much.Steve and Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779816637353914706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-1061302601129296852013-11-29T16:17:11.268+00:002013-11-29T16:17:11.268+00:00It is worth the effort to go, you won't be dis...It is worth the effort to go, you won't be disappointed. Be careful of the holding in between the two villages (Sanlucar and Alcoutim) as it is mostly gravel. Best to keep a little South or North and enjoy the dinghy ride. All the best.Steve and Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779816637353914706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-57821849978999119912013-11-29T13:26:51.156+00:002013-11-29T13:26:51.156+00:00Hi Lynne and Steve, our boat is at Pavoa de Vazim...Hi Lynne and Steve, our boat is at Pavoa de Vazim ashore for the winter but we are hoping to get up the Guadiana later this summer as it sounds a haven of peace and tranquility and also the wildlife sounds amazing! Hope you are enjoying good weather somewhere for the winter.<br /><br />Lyndalyndanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-35620600913076994382013-11-21T23:42:21.104+00:002013-11-21T23:42:21.104+00:00Thanks Lynne & Steve for wonderful information...Thanks Lynne & Steve for wonderful information, we are thinking of going ourselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002152757582846236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-88541373660649561442012-08-26T21:45:10.085+01:002012-08-26T21:45:10.085+01:00Hello, Symi, Peter and Jill - love the blog not su...Hello, Symi, Peter and Jill - love the blog not sure if you received my earlier post, it would be lovely to keep in touch and pass on some news from Eastbourne. Do let me know if I can email you please?<br /><br />All the best<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-64390385430307500432012-07-18T15:26:16.691+01:002012-07-18T15:26:16.691+01:00Wow Guys what a lovely looking area. Life sounds ...Wow Guys what a lovely looking area. Life sounds great. 20e for parking that’s a rip off. Looking forward to seeing both in October. Take care. TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440070225933159005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-24203365467249382862012-07-03T21:41:35.992+01:002012-07-03T21:41:35.992+01:00Beautiful photos. Looks like a dream. Especially a...Beautiful photos. Looks like a dream. Especially after the UK recording the wettest, dullest June in a century!<br />I can't believe that's my old mate Lynne. Good on you!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753069642066999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-78091224701958738592012-07-01T14:36:22.854+01:002012-07-01T14:36:22.854+01:00Great entry guys... glad you finally made it safe ...Great entry guys... glad you finally made it safe and sound :)Phill Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323987524508085289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-17720311762216098512012-05-28T17:12:35.369+01:002012-05-28T17:12:35.369+01:00Hope this one works! I really enjoyed the entry Ly...Hope this one works! I really enjoyed the entry Lynne. It was like you were sitting next to me with your photo album. I look forward to future entries. Emma xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753069642066999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-82064093084750438922012-05-23T15:24:04.503+01:002012-05-23T15:24:04.503+01:00Great photos and thanks for the history lesson. To...Great photos and thanks for the history lesson. Tony xTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440070225933159005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-50928268668632304782012-05-06T20:21:52.437+01:002012-05-06T20:21:52.437+01:00great!!!xgreat!!!xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-3484778219315930492012-05-05T22:49:59.169+01:002012-05-05T22:49:59.169+01:00Nice blog...good to hear all going well. Louise xNice blog...good to hear all going well. Louise xTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440070225933159005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-50494104184581848112012-05-05T22:39:44.869+01:002012-05-05T22:39:44.869+01:00Glad you made it safely to Plymouth. See at the e...Glad you made it safely to Plymouth. See at the end of the month. TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440070225933159005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356416232658031922.post-5443890968526994892012-05-05T22:25:15.283+01:002012-05-05T22:25:15.283+01:00Great Lynne & Steve, superb to see your progre...Great Lynne & Steve, superb to see your progress to the starting post in Plymouth. Hope all final preparations are going well. Sorry we missed you passing us as we slept at Portland Bill - but you were in our thoughts that night seeing the lights of the big ships in the busy shipping lanes pass the Bill. Looking forward to hearing of all your adventures. Love B x x xBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219095155512253949noreply@blogger.com