Week 8.

Week 8.

Oh wow! Time flies! More than 5800 nM later, 48 days since Cape Town and only 3 page left in the Log book before we should arive in Horta -Azores-!

Can I smell land?

This will be such a change to be alongside a quay again and stepping off the vessel!
Although I do not mind long sailing legs, my body does need quite some new challenges to fit in my pair of trousers… 48 days of comfy shorts, extremly good meals ~not regretting!~ the memory of my last run on the beach in Ascension…

Never get bored of sunsets

Two days only in Horta: I will make time to run, give calls, update social media, do my taxes, go to the supermarket, sleep…. on my short time off before goong back ontrack for the next to weeks at sea till Rouen.

Hopefully the mate doing the schedule will be kind to us! Oh wait it’s me! And… there is so much to do in so little time for the ship! Some things cannot be compressed in time sadly: checking in and out of voyage crew, deep cabin clean, provisionning, garbage and bunkering, familiarizing new crew, handovers… once again this will be a busy week!

Dolphins are always nice

I am glad I have already been to Horta a few times and will be able to go straight to my target places without any time fustration, to enjoy as much as possible this piece of paradise! I am very much looking forward to hear from the people I Love!

Week 4.

Week 4.

Ascension Island.

Short log update, not many opportunities to connect to wifi around here and a lot to do ashore in the very little free time.

Such a great sailing again, caught a few delicious fish and stunsails all the way. Almost no motoring which was great.

Ascension Island on the horizon, sailing with stunsails on Europa

The weather is very warm around 30 degrees celcius but I love it.

I enjoy very much being with captain Klaas in the watch again and back in ascension is always great.

Bonus with seeing green turtles laying eggs even though it is the end of season… easy week.

Turtle laying eggs on long beach, Ascension Island

Little challenges.

The next leg is 4 weeks to Horta! Fingers crossed! ⚓️ ♥️