Lagos to Sines
Mira's Web Diary
Gordon and Catherine
Thu 8 May 2014 10:23
37:57.06N 08:51,95W Saturday – after a couple of days lazing
in Lagos it’s time to move on and we skip out through the bridge in happy
expectation of a light easterly –perfect to round Cabo de Sao Vincente.
The reality is different – zero wind! Where’s it gone? So, we motor
round the cape and just enjoy the warm afternoon. The breeze comes in
just as it’s getting dark but it’s coming from the north and dead on the nose
so we have a quite night motor sailing through calm seas to get to Sines as the
sun comes up. Sines port control calls on the radio requesting us to wait
for two ships to leave before we cross to the marina. They call us up by
name so that’s a reassuring indication that our AIS (automatic identification
system) is working properly and we can be seen and identified. Photo – I
wasn’t going to bore you with more lighthouses but this one at the cape is
quite special, especially with the ‘iced gem’ rock alongside.
