Old and new friends 🫶🏻 - Almerimar

Julie

Almerimar had been on our radar for a while. Not because it's a spectacular destination, but because our friend Peter is there with his boat, Pinoseed. The journey to Almerimar is, to say the least, unique. The tall buildings give way to endless greenhouses. Just look it up and you'll be amazed. Greenhouses everywhere! Every piece of land is covered in glass—impressive and ugly at the same time. Just before reaching the harbor entrance, we call the harbor office on VHF channel 9. We’re instructed to moor at the office itself, where a marinero is already waiting to catch our lines. Time to check in. Before we’re even properly docked in our berth, we see Peter approaching. The reunion is warm and we decide to head to a local tapas bar where we get delicious snacks with our drinks for just 50 cents. That evening, we invite Peter for pizza on our boat, exchanging many stories. The last time we saw each other was in Port Napoleon, when Pinoseed reached the Mediterranean and we awaited him at the final lock on the Rhône. That’s how we met—on the canals of France. Evenings in Almerimar are enjoyable, not just with Peter, but also with new friends we've made, like Manon and Stephen from Kekilistrion and Melina and Artur from Propina. One evening, we play board games on Propina, and the next, we have burgers on the beach, sharing stories and knowledge. In our final days in Almerimar, we anchor out and decide to sail to Melilla. Peter decides to join us on our boat and so we prepare for a 90-mile journey to a new continent... Africa!

Boat & Crew

El Burro

Swallow Craft Design Group, Swift 33

Gregory Ramis Ferriol

Owner

Finn

Pet, Male

Nelly

Pet, Female

Julie

Owner