Cara of the South - Westward Ho!

We’re off

Gary O'Grady

Sat 5 Nov 2022 17:25

I’m about 6 miles off the western shores of Fuerteventura. Not enough wind to sail so under motor. There was quite a significant swell between the islands making doing anything on the boat difficult but it’s calmed down now so doing a bit of reading and drinking coffee. I have about 78 miles to go now.

That’s the south side of Lanzarote in the photo.

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