Today we sailed to Velas on Sao Jorge, a trip of 35 Nm.
For some reason I woke up later then
usual and the weather wasn't that nice. However when we left Horta
at around 10:30 the sun was out again and we had a nice breeze.
After an hour or so the wind dropped
and when we were down to 2 kts we had to start the engine. Not for
long though, an hour later the wind picked up again :-)
By the time we got to Sao Jorge the
weather had changed again. Dark thick clouds and visibility had
dropped so much that we couldn't see the Island. Only when we we less
the 2 Nm from the rocks we could see the Island.
Velas has a vary small marina with even
smell berths. The harbor master was very friendly and very helpful
but the birth he showed me was not wide enough.. We tried but we just
didn't fit....
Anyway we ended up alongside a 55 ft
Swan :-)
In all the people over here are very
friendly indeed and it's a real pleasure to visit these Islands
They are all different but very
beautiful...
Anyway, after I had checked in the
clouds were mostly gone and the sun was shining again.
We walked around a bit and when I got
back to the boat, Rutger and Eline went over to the supermarket to
get the onions we forgot yesterday. They came back all excited... and
called me to come on deck. It was amazing, a rainbow so close that
the boat seemed just under it...
If the weather is good tomorrow, we
plan to do the most famous hike on the Island. Then on Sunday we'll
leave for Terceira
