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Tales of Amok's Adventures
Mike Jones
Mon 7 Dec 2009 16:05
Have arrived on Madeira after a few days on Porto Santo. Very blustery sail from Porto Santo to Madeira, only 20 miles, but 20 miles to windward in 25 knots.  Managed to get ashore in Madeira to look at the blog and oh, Good Heavens, we seem to have gone backwards or at least sideways. I hope this wasn't on my watch. Anyway, I 'll put it down to a typo on the graveyard watch, must remember to turn more lights on next time. Or at least check before sending. My Dad would say measure twice, cut once...

We hired a couple of scooters on Porto Santo and had an absolute blast, til the girls' scooter broke down on the far side of the island and we ended up pushing it back to the scooter shop. There is nothing quite so humbling as having an entire island stop, then stare and laugh at the site. oh well, at least we provided some entertainment for the island.

We note that we have southerly winds forecasted for the next few days, not a pleasant forecast when south is where you are trying to go.

Oh well, must go find the boys, they have been let loose in a fishing/chandlery shop and WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...

farewell me hearties




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