Good Company - Madeira additional blog part 2

Madeira additional blog part 2

Good Company

Richard and Janet

Thu 4 Sep 2014 16:35

Part 2

We also took the bus to nearby villages of Canical and Machico a few times and love the laid back existence of the local people who are very helpful and friendly when questions are asked.

Photos

1. Canical

2. Brother and sister who run the Whaling memorabilia shop in Canical

3. Part of the old town in Machico

4. A mural of the local beer Coral – note this covers a derelict building

5. The rocky bathing area of Machico

6. Kev having a local beer

7. Me on the corner of an old fort

8. A 5^th Century Church

To be Continued

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2015

Jul 2015

Tue 14 Jul 20:26
- Photos from St Maarten to Florida
- St Maarten to Florida - Job Done!

May 2015

Fri 15 May 12:38
- Friday morning
- Thursday evening
Thu 14 May 11:55
- Thursday Morning
- Wednesday night
Wed 13 May 12:02
- Wednesday morning
- Tuesday evening
Tue 12 May 16:59
- Tuesday Morning
Mon 11 May 13:18
- Monday Morning
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Sun 10 May 13:49
- Sunday morning
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Sat 9 May 11:50
- Saturday morning
- Evening update
Fri 8 May 13:14
- Friday morning
Thu 7 May 13:13
- Thursday Morning update
- Good going the first 24 hours
Wed 6 May 00:55
- Headed out!
- Sailed over to Green Cay
Sat 2 May 21:46
- Marina Cay
- Safely in the BVI's

Apr 2015

Mon 27 Apr 20:07
- April photos
- Easter break, Barbados visit, lionfish and water maker developments

Mar 2015

Wed 25 Mar 18:09

Feb 2015

Sat 21 Feb 18:39
- Photos of the crossing
- Account of the passage from Gran Canaria to Antigua
Thu 19 Feb 08:05
- Simpson Bay, St Maarten
- 46 miles to go!
Wed 18 Feb 23:21
- Making good ground the first few hours.
Sun 8 Feb 12:48
- Anchored in Antigua!
- 22 miles to go!
Sat 7 Feb 13:12
- Becalmed with 68 miles to go!
Fri 6 Feb 14:30
- SO close and the wind drops again!
Thu 5 Feb 14:44
- Just over 200 miles to go!
Wed 4 Feb 13:51
- Wind died all night, but we're getting closer!
Tue 3 Feb 12:40
- Getting there!
Mon 2 Feb 16:10
- Wind back up, 460 miles to go!
Sun 1 Feb 13:47
- VERY slow going the past 48 hours.

Jan 2015

Fri 30 Jan 14:02
- 690 miles to go. Winds lighter today but will pick up again soon.
Thu 29 Jan 14:32
- 760 miles to go, bumpy night but good winds!
Wed 28 Jan 13:20
- Moving along, 880 miles to go!
Tue 27 Jan 13:58
- Good winds again, nice fast progress!
Mon 26 Jan 13:33
- Light winds, Gennaker performing well.
Sun 25 Jan 13:34
- Lighter winds and more relaxing sailing
Sat 24 Jan 14:52
- Into some light winds, good to take a little break.
Fri 23 Jan 13:58
- Passed the half way point yesterday!
Thu 22 Jan 15:55
- Westward we go!
Wed 21 Jan 15:48
- Engine trouble = new destination, Antigua!
Tue 20 Jan 14:30
- Winds are down and sea is calming
- Onwards we go!
Mon 19 Jan 14:04
- Crossed the Tropic of Cancer!
- Finally caught a fish!
Sun 18 Jan 14:35
- Slowly making our way south
- Trying to head a little south
Sat 17 Jan 14:56
- Chunky seas but doing well!
Fri 16 Jan 22:28
- Still plenty of wind but getting pushed a little north now
Thu 15 Jan 20:08
- Windy windy!
Wed 14 Jan 15:23
- Making good ground in decent conditions. No fish yet!
Mon 12 Jan 12:53
- 26:37.759N 17:23.453W In a washing machine but is improving
Sat 10 Jan 16:46
- Farewell to Gran Canaria after four months

2014

Dec 2014

Tue 16 Dec 14:03
- The good, the bad and the ugly!
- Roaches, yacht on the rocks and other news
Wed 3 Dec 18:14
- New friends, and unwelcome guests

Nov 2014

Thu 20 Nov 17:47
- Back on our Spanish island
Thu 6 Nov 13:21
- Back home on Good Company in Marina Pasito Blanco
- Back in GC
Tue 4 Nov 10:08
- Farewell Good Company

Oct 2014

Mon 13 Oct 02:24
- Silence...

Sep 2014

Sun 21 Sep 17:21
Thu 18 Sep 21:39
- Gran Canaria news
Fri 12 Sep 17:24
- We arrived in Gran Canaria at 3.30 am on Monday
Sun 7 Sep 16:55
- Good progress made on first day
Fri 5 Sep 07:54
- Farewell to Madeira
Thu 4 Sep 16:46
Mon 1 Sep 15:30
- Tack Tick batteries are in Funchal!

Aug 2014

Thu 28 Aug 10:23
Sat 23 Aug 14:47
- Good times in Madeira - part 2
Thu 21 Aug 16:02
- Good times in Madeira - part 1
Sun 17 Aug 16:24
- Snap shots from our journey to Madeira
Sat 16 Aug 18:37
- The slow beat to Madeira!
Tue 12 Aug 17:35
- We have arrived safely in Madeira!
Sun 10 Aug 23:14
- Less than 48 hours to go! (hopefully!)
Fri 8 Aug 14:28
- Better winds, and fishing!
Wed 6 Aug 13:27
- Becalmed, a minor engine repair, and a shark!
Mon 4 Aug 14:17
- Light winds but making progress!
Sun 3 Aug 02:28
- Update on the adventures of the Good Company crew

Jul 2014

Wed 30 Jul 13:15
- Slow progress, but moving forward
Fri 25 Jul 16:03
- Water maker problems will not hold us back
- We are testing our Redbox
Thu 24 Jul 21:30
- Preparations are almost done
Wed 23 Jul 14:16
- We will be leaving in the next few days!

Madeira additional blog part 2

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