Day: July 18, 2012

Bem-vindo aos Açores!

Landfall.  Land Ho!  We made it to the Azores! Last night at 3am, in absolutely glassy conditions, we motored ever so slowly into the harbor at Horta, following a fishing boat into the entrance.  We intended to drop the anchor for couple of hours until the sun came up just inside the breakwater.   As we

Day 15 – Trying to be patient

We know that we shouldn’t look at our average speed and distance to go to figure out what speed we need to make to arrive in Horta by nightfall.  We know that we should just be happy to have a safe passage and take things as they come.  Justin and I are not exactly experts