Leaving the Azores
We have been her one week now and time has passed very quickly. We will probably leave for Falmouth, UK, tomorrow, if we get the new Iridium SIM card in the mail. Happily, the phone is okay, but the SIM card was not working, so our service provider has shipped us a new one from UK.
We rented a car on Sunday and drove around the island twice, it is not very big. At the western tip is was a volcanic eruption in the 1950´s that created a new peninsula and made the lighthouse there useless. It didn´t show from the sea anymore! We also drove to the top of the island, the about 1000 meters high crater that formed the island many years ago. The crater is 2000 meters wide and 400 meters deep, and an impressing view. We also stopped to look at the container ship that drifted ashore in December 2005 because of engine problems. They have tried everything to get it afloat, but useless. It will soon be parted up and sunk in the ocean.
Most of the norwegian boats we met when we arrived, have left. But Sunday, Agape surprisingly showed up, after 30 days sailing from Florida! We have had a great time, and yesterday, they joined us to celebrate Arild´s and Hans Olav´s birthdays with cake and candles in Bonanza. Arild is now(15th) 29 years, and Hans Olav(11th) 27, but we still feel young. David took a flight to England to visit his sister Saturday. He will join Bonanza again when we arrive Falmouth.
The weather was bad when we came here, and many boats waiting to leave occupied the marina places. But after a couple of days at anchor, we got ourselves a place at a pier. We have now packed the dinghy for probably the last time on our journey. The weather is better now, but we will probably face light head winds, but no heavy winds, at least the first week. We plan to use about 10 days to Falmouth.
We have painted our names and the boats name on a pier in the marina. Everybody do because if you don´t, that means bad luck. Now we feel that we can safely leave for England.
We rented a car on Sunday and drove around the island twice, it is not very big. At the western tip is was a volcanic eruption in the 1950´s that created a new peninsula and made the lighthouse there useless. It didn´t show from the sea anymore! We also drove to the top of the island, the about 1000 meters high crater that formed the island many years ago. The crater is 2000 meters wide and 400 meters deep, and an impressing view. We also stopped to look at the container ship that drifted ashore in December 2005 because of engine problems. They have tried everything to get it afloat, but useless. It will soon be parted up and sunk in the ocean.
Most of the norwegian boats we met when we arrived, have left. But Sunday, Agape surprisingly showed up, after 30 days sailing from Florida! We have had a great time, and yesterday, they joined us to celebrate Arild´s and Hans Olav´s birthdays with cake and candles in Bonanza. Arild is now(15th) 29 years, and Hans Olav(11th) 27, but we still feel young. David took a flight to England to visit his sister Saturday. He will join Bonanza again when we arrive Falmouth.
The weather was bad when we came here, and many boats waiting to leave occupied the marina places. But after a couple of days at anchor, we got ourselves a place at a pier. We have now packed the dinghy for probably the last time on our journey. The weather is better now, but we will probably face light head winds, but no heavy winds, at least the first week. We plan to use about 10 days to Falmouth.
We have painted our names and the boats name on a pier in the marina. Everybody do because if you don´t, that means bad luck. Now we feel that we can safely leave for England.
Posted ofhufsegufs the 18:01
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