.....and its pretty calm on the inside of the
reception dock.............though it can be a bit bouncy on the outside it seems
at times........ah well, sometimes things work out for us.
So we bid a fond farewell to Jan and Annaliese from
Anna Sophia last night and they set off for Teceira early this morning after
some two weeks here in Horta - they loved the place. We are beginning to get
ourselves organised for the next leg - whether Teciera or Ponta Delgada we will
decide in due course. We have taken on a little more fuel and got some
provisions in - we wanted to see whether we could squeeze in a whale watching
tour - nothing this morning, so may be tomorrow. Otherwise it will be when get
to the next island.
We are almost ready physically and mentally for the
Azores islands - we still need a little bit more time before tackling the last
leg to mainland Portugal - still there could be worse places to wait! We met up
with the folks from Aragorn today - they had a good trip via Flores and didn't
really get hit by any significant weather - hhmm, and they left the same day we
did! Ho hum, thats the Atlantic weather for you we guess.
Our painting has lasted the night, so thats good -
had a few footprints on it during its creation though - what is it about
wet paint that folks want to touch either with fingers or other appendages just
to see whether it is wet! Odd isn't it.
Hopefully the folks in Lagos are chilled and
relaxed and ready to explore, though we are curious to the reaction to our
"telegram" - we are looking forward to getting there soon.
More in due course......
Andrew & Susan
S/V
Andromeda