Horta July 12th

Yeee!, Eline's suitcase did came today. We went over to the harbor master to check but nothing had arrived yet. It still was possible, although the plane had landed an hour ago..

Half an hour later I got the call from the airport. The suitcase had arrived and they would send it with a cab to the marine. That was still on time, the office closes at 8 pm.

Eline was very happy and made sure we all knew :-) for the rest of the evening.

I must admit.. the night before, when we went for dinner I asked her if she didn't want to change.. oops.. she got over it eventually but it's much nicer to see her happy again.

Today we rented a car and went up to Caldeira, the volcano crater we didn't see the other time. Today however the weather was perfect and the view amazing. We walked around a bit and then drove to some other place on the coast and had lunch. In a small restaurant.

It was a real nice place and the price was okay too 15 Euro for the 3 of us.. That's a place to remember, also the car I rented was half the price we paid the other time..

Anyway, on our way back to the boat, we drove by the supermarket and got some stuff for the trip. I got some very useful tips and the plan is now to leave for Sao Jorge tomorrow. Then from Sao Jorge to Terceira, Pico and back to Faial. The weather is supposed to stay fine as the Azores high has kicked in and seems to stay until September.

Having the car, we also took the gennaker to the sail maker, who was back in business again after his heart surgery. He hmmed for some time looking at the ripped sail but agreed it would be worth it to fix it. Well anyway, he told me he would see this as a nice job to get back in the routine and would go easy on the price.

If all goes well we'll be back at Faial the 19^th when Marc is flying in. We then have time enough to redo our painting... that didn't go too well sofar :-(

We ended the day at Pete's were we had dinner and changed flags :-) So now the YSY flag and the flag of Scheveningen is flying at Pete's.

Dinner was quite funny in ordering.. Rutger and I ordered a steak and Eline a small steak. Then the waiter asked how we wanted our steak.. Rutger and I both said medium. Looking at Eline he asked: medium.. no, small she said... yes, but medium? No, small... Yes I know, but do you want it medium? NO, SMALL !! with the look of what don't you understand ?!?!

Too funny, eventually it was clear what he meant, but still :-)