Best Place for Provisioning for an Atlantic Crossing?

[silver-fox]

As we are already in the Med, I thought the best place would be stop off at Gib to get the non perishables . I was recently advised that Portugal (Portimau) was better because we plan going to Madeira then the Canaries. Apparently, shopping is cheaper and the winds make for a better trip to Madeira.

Has anybody experience of this or have alternative thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Trident]

Gib has UK brands if thats important to you at the big Morrisons etc but both Spanish and Portuguese supermarkets are generally cheaper than any shops in Gib and despite the "tax free" status even chandlers etc in Spain are cheaper. The only thing to go in to Gib for is diesel at silly low prices

 

[geem]

Tenerife has cheap provisioning and good supermarkets. Thats what we did

 

[GHA]

Some Portuguese prices -
https://www.pingodoce.pt/produtos/

 

[Yngmar]

Portugal had the best food prices and excellent selection. Also a great choice of supermarkets: Lidl, Aldi, Pingo Doce, Continente and Intermarche, giving you a wide choice of products. It also has Uber, which means it's very cheap and easy to get a carload of groceries to the boat.

Boat parts and consumables you'd best get somewhere else though. Wine is even cheaper in the Canaries. Fuel is cheapest in Gibraltar or Ceuta if you're passing through there anyways.

 

[Graham376]

The only thing to go in to Gib for is diesel at silly low prices

Plus of course cigs and spirits from the bond warehouse.

 

[macd]

Wherever you begin your shopping (Gib, Portugal, Spain), major towns in the Canaries such as Las Palmas are geared-up for major provisioning. Several supermarkets offer delivery to the harbour/marina, particularly handy for heavy/high volume items (like beer :ambivalence

 

[KellysEye]

We left from e Canaries and stocked up there.

 

[silver-fox]

Thanks for your feedback guys, much appreciated.

 

[GHA]

If you are going into a marina to do a big shop then Lagos has a Pingo trolley distance away, Portimao bit more of a trek.
Also maybe of interest for the run down to the canaries - marine traffic density images here turned into kap files which can be used in OpenCPN, might help to stay away from the worst of the traffic and stop the ais alarm going off so much
https://github.com/boatybits/kap_files/tree/master/Gib-canaries_density

 

[geem]

As we are already in the Med, I thought the best place would be stop off at Gib to get the non perishables . I was recently advised that Portugal (Portimau) was better because we plan going to Madeira then the Canaries. Apparently, shopping is cheaper and the winds make for a better trip to Madeira.

Has anybody experience of this or have alternative thoughts or suggestions?

We went to Madeira because we wanted to go to Madeira. The hiking there was spectacular. Provisioning for the Atlantic crossing is best done in the Canaries as thats your last stop before you head across. Food was cheap in the Canaries and there are plenty of supermarkets. Lanzarote has good chandlery at reasonable prices for any last minute bits or spares.

 

[Mikedefieslife]

If you are going into a marina to do a big shop then Lagos has a Pingo trolley distance away, Portimao bit more of a trek.
Also maybe of interest for the run down to the canaries - marine traffic density images here turned into kap files which can be used in OpenCPN, might help to stay away from the worst of the traffic and stop the ais alarm going off so much
https://github.com/boatybits/kap_files/tree/master/Gib-canaries_density

Looks interesting. Not busy at all to Madeira then Canaries.

Speaking of which, from Madeira where is best to arrive in the Canaries if you want to visit La Palma island? Madeira to Lanzarote then hit La Palma on the way out?

 

[TQA]

Couple of random facts from our transatlantic.

The longevity of Bimbo bread is amazing and a little frightening. Ours was still edible after 30 days although there were the odd mold spots on the crust.

Oranges keep well and we regarded them as a treat. Allow at least 2 per person per day.

 

[GHA]

The longevity of Bimbo bread is amazing and a little frightening. Ours was still edible after 30 days.

Bimbo is edible???????

Learn something every day

 

[geem]

Couple of random facts from our transatlantic.

The longevity of Bimbo bread is amazing and a little frightening. Ours was still edible after 30 days although there were the odd mold spots on the crust.

Oranges keep well and we regarded them as a treat. Allow at least 2 per person per day.

OMG! You actually ate some Bimbo bread! Making proper bread on passage was great and it tasted good!
Cabbage, squash, potatoes, grapefuit all keep well. and carrots keep well if they are in the fridge. Sprout some mung beans. They are full of vit C and very tasty

 

[TQA]

OMG! You actually ate some Bimbo bread! Making proper bread on passage was great and it tasted good!
Cabbage, squash, potatoes, grapefuit all keep well. and carrots keep well if they are in the fridge. Sprout some mung beans. They are full of vit C and very tasty

We did bake on passage but the skipper [ me ] demanded bacon butties and Bimbo is close to steam baked white supermarket bread. So I compromised on the bacon having laid in a supply of tinned Anchor bacon but insisted on my mashable white bread.

 

[GHA]

Sprout some mung beans. They are full of vit C and very tasty

Bean sprouts are great, a few on rotation so fresh every day. Like having na garden
Don't forget some wasabi for the fresh dorado!

 

[Graham376]

OMG! You actually ate some Bimbo bread!

Bimbo? disgusting stuff, Panrico slightly better and Pingo Doce own brand batter still.

 

[silver-fox]

Fantastic response guys, all I could have hoped for and moe - thank you.