Antigua - Bermuda - Gibraltar: the long way home!

By FrenchMonkey -
After 1.5 years and many miles, we have sailed Tilly Mint back to where we had come on board for the first time. During the crossing we passed over 30,000 miles on the log, but Tilly Mint is showing no sign of exhaustion! In fact, she behaved beautifully in all weather conditions and took us from Antigua to Bermuda in 5 days, and then from Bermuda to Gibraltar in only 16 days. In the midst of some heavy weather and a few days of dead calm, we were lucky enough to have some absolutely perfect sailing weather. With 15 to 20 knots on the beam, Tilly Mint was perfectly happy and never went under 9 knots for 3 days.

After 2 full weeks at sea, the yacht and her crew are now resting for a few days in Gibraltar, where the weather has so far been surprisingly nice (this, after all, is England). By the end of the week we should be ready for the next leg, that will take us to Malta, before sailing on to Sardinia, where we will be based for the summer season.

As much as we love the Caribbean, we are pretty excited to be back in the Mediterranean. Walking to the market to get fresh fruit and vegetable from Spain is a real treat, and of course there is all kind of cured ham and chorizos available, as well as local fresh fish and delicious cheese.
Needless to say I am very excited to be in Italy soon, as it will mean lots of experimenting with local produce!

Leaving Antigua...
... under spinnaker!
St Georges, Bermuda
Sunset at the Beach House, Bermuda
Dinner!
30 knots on the nose...
So many dolphins around!
Where did the wind go?
Beautiful sunrise
Brunch for a cold morning!
What do you mean, cold?
Last sunset on the Atlantic
Approaching the Strait!

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