Bermuda - Azores : Day 15 - Azores!
Avventura
Marco Versari
Thu 1 Jun 2023 19:16
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38:31.937N 28:37.495W alle 03:34 (03:35UTC) del 01
giugno 2023.
It seemed to last only a moment.
From the first sight of blurred islands on the horizon
to our entrance in the port of Horta. From the strong winds and waves of the
start to the sunny days in the high pressure. From start to finish, from Bermuda
to the Azores.
Just and instant, a dream.
And yet in this moment everything was lived. The joy of
being in the middle of the blue, of feeling the wind pushing us forward. The
intensity of every moment, good or bad but precious nonetheless because shared
between the six of us.
These fourteen days of sea gave us more than we could
ask for. Every hard day was generously rewarded, Every rainfall had its rainbow.
Every bad wave brought a whale. So often, we were left speechless from the
beauty of the moments we lived. It reassured us in our endeavor, encouraged us
to push forward.
Sooner than we could realize, we had Horta in front of
us. The green fields of the island seem to welcome us, offering a perfect
contrast to the blue we had become accustomed
to.
Horta is a temple for all seafarers, and the thousands
of names of visiting boats is a proof of that. Walking on it is a privilege, as
well as a great pride, for we have also crossed the Atlantic to get
here.
Tonight we shall celebrate, and try the local food. It
shall be well accompanied by drinks: we don't come back from an ocean crossing
everyday.
It is in the traditional Café Sport that I write these
last lines, along with the last drink of the night. Here many flags from all
around the world cover every spot of wall and ceiling, and even more stories are
shared loudly in between empty glasses. For all we can tell, we have arrived,
and we have arrived to the right place.
"Que es mi barco mi
tesoro,
que es mi dios la
libertad,
mi ley, la fuerza del
viento,
mi única patria, la
mar" |
