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WOW the Caribbean is definately tropical. It literally is s garden of Eden: coconuts, calsbash, mango, papaya, citrus and other weird fruit (noni above smells very bad and is used as medicine) growing wild. Lots of crabs, lizards, frogs and beautiful birds too!

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Christmas day we had delicious prawns and avocado. Harry is checking weather for the Atlantic crossing and Ness made a netting to hang our fresh fruit and veg.

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We hired a car to pick Ness up from the airport however one of her flights was delayed resulting in her missing a conecting flight so we thought we would make the most of the hir car to travel around the islsnd.

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The streets of Santa Cruz are aglow with Christmas lights. Jeff and eye checked out a naval Museum this afternoon. We are off to an Indian resturant for dinner tonight.

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We sailed overnight to Santa Cruz, Tenerife. The marina is smack dam in front of the town (very handy when you are on foot). There are cute markets on the waterfront.

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More photos of the markets up in the mountains at Teror (Gran Canaria).

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Jeff, Harry and eye caught a bus up the mountain to Teror markets on Sunday. Great mojito!

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At top 2 rows are some more photos of casa de colone - it is in the old part of town next to Santa Anna Cathedral (bottom left). Enigma is moored in a small boat club marina next to the enormous marina which is full. The are lots of people stepping off to the Carabean, South America, etc.. Every day we have people asking if we have room for more crew. Today the lazy jack (main sail bag on boom) was returned from repair and the boys promptly put it back on. I think we can now plan an Island hop to Tenerif. I am looking forward to Vanessa joining us just before Christmas - we will pick her up from Tenerif (a day sail from here).

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We are still at Las Palmas Gran Canaria. Yestetday Jeff and I went to casa de colone which is an old governers residence that has been converted into a Colombus Meuseum. Also, we said goodbye to Mike and Casey, Fred and Titsioano. Jeff got the repaired genorator part and put it back in.

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We are now in Gran Canaria in a marina with (you guessed it), some boat repairs to do. During the crossing our jennica came loose and went under the boat but fortunately Harry was able to retreve the sail and both sheets. The generator also had issues (historical bearing breakage that should have also involved replacing a worn sharft), Jeff being the true bush machanic took the gasket off to get another millimeter of purchas on the warn shaft that ment we could nurse the generator to top up the batteries for the Canaries crossing. US marine Mike gave me a more accurate definition for “sailing” fixing your boat in exotic locations.

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The crossing from Gibralta to Canary Islands took 5 days. Dylan and I were given a sea sickness patchs that lasts 3 days (this made the trip more enjoyable). We arrived at the first Canary islet, a mostly barron luna landscape. It ia a small volcano (as are all the Canary Islands) and Harry and Dylan went off and climbed it.

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Back in Spain / Gibralta. Dylans 21st Birthday. The patch that saved my life (thanks Mike and Casey and the American military).

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Morocco: it rained on the 2nd day - rivers of rubbish gushed down the narrow walkways. Dylan bought a nice coat and a gift for Ness for Christmas.

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Morocco: we had a beautiful dinner near our hotel and then went to a hooker (sheesha) cafe.

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Morocco: our hotel.

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The streets of Morocco.

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Morocco:Walking the streets we picked up a guide (who worked for the government - yes bullshit) he was only to happy to take our money for his guidance to a snake charmer and some places of interest.