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For our sailing stories and photos, use the drop-down feature
under “Sailing”. For our land trips, use the drop-down feature under “Off the Beaten Path”. * We thought we’d stay a month in Lisbon, but after eight days we moved on — not because we didn’t like it, we did — because there’s so much to see in Portugal. In the Expo Marina, we took advantage of our easy access to trains, metro, buses, and bike paths to explore Portugal's largest city and its capital. On our last day in Lisbon, we visited the Maritime Museum to quench our thirst for Portugal’s Age of Discovery. During the 15th century, Henry the Navigator and Vasco de Gama departed from Lisbon to explore routes to new lands, including Madeira, Cape Verdes, and around Cape of Good Hope (Africa) to India. Replicas of the ships used were on display. Open Sailing 2018 for stories and photos. * My article from a few years ago: The Inspirational Philosophy of Sailing Through Life: https://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2012/02/sailing-through-life/ 
This website documents the adventures of two Canadians, Con and Barb Sprenger aboard their 15-meter sailboat Big Sky.
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Panorama photos below: View of Sintra from Castle dos Mouros; Erice amphitheatre in Sicily; Gulfo di Castelemmarre, Sicily; castles in Erice; Paxos in the Greek Ionian, and the northern end of the island of Milos.
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