Azores to the U.K.
Thursday, June 8, 2023. We were - oh so - ready to go. And we weren’t the only ones. Some boats departed Wednesday afternoon. The storm had gone by, but…
The Azores.
We arrived eight days ago in Horta, and what a beautiful place it is. And not just the town, the whole island of Faial is just gorgeous. Completely volcanic, but…
To the Azores (part 3)
Thursday, May 18, 2023. It is just past noon, completing our ninth day at sea since leaving Mindelo. Today is our best day so far with 114 nm to target,…
To the Azores (part 2)
Thursday, May 11, 2023. Continues. In the afternoon, Ken and I, both sitting in the cockpit, playing some backgammon, when a bird approaches. Coming in for a landing. Not uncommon…
To the Azores (part 1)
Tuesday, May 9, 2023. At 12:30 this afternoon we unfastened the lines holding Windsong to the dock, motored out of the marina, out of the harbor, turned due west to…
Ilha de Sao Vicente by Scooter.
Last Monday, Ken and I rented scooters to get a good view of the island. I found three places in Mindelo that rent out scooters, Zoom Zoom Mindelo, Djambai Tours,…
Mindelo.
Rough going. For a little while. A favorable weather window had presented itself, and we had taken advantage of it. Praia lies at the bottom of Ilha de Santiago. So…
Praia & Where Is Steve?
Last Sunday we sailed into the Praia harbor. A welcome sight after a bit of an arduous journey. Literately twelve hours earlier we didn’t think we would make it to…
An Island too far?
Today is day fourteen since we left Ascension Island, the one where we couldn’t get ashore. The next target is Praia, the capital city of Cape Verde on Ilha de…
Across the Equator.
Twenty minutes ago, April third, at one thirty-eight this morning, we crossed from the South Atlantic into the North Atlantic. As often at the equator, in hardly any wind at…