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We pulled into Venice yesterday after four days sailing from Barcelona.

Despite nasty weather for the last day the trip went well, and it is a great feeling to have completed my first stint as Captain without any problems.

As we were lucky enough to have a day or two off in Barcelona, I took advantage of a local company called Barcelona Mountain Bike which take guided mountain bike tours of the hills and mountains surrounding the city.

Jamil, who also works on Dream, came along and we had a great three hour ride. BCN Mountain bikes rent bikes if you do not have your own and I would really recommend giving them a call if you are in Barcelona with a few hours to spare.

The last few weeks have included a lot of travelling. Firstly from St Maarten up to Bermuda, which took about three days. Then from Bermuda we crossed the Atlantic to Gibraltar, stopped to refuel and made our way up to Barcelona where we’ll be for a week or so. This was the first crossing I’ve done as Captain so it’s good to have made it over smoothly.

Vix has now left Dream and is in the south of France where we are planning to base ourselves for the next year or two.