portuguese coast
Littlepea
Tue 24 Jul 2012 11:21
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38:54.95N 009:30.27W
yesterday evening saw us continued to surf south
along the Portuguese coast, well out to sea we were unable to see the wonders of
the coast line as we chomped away at the miles as I came on watch I poled out
the jib to starboard headed down wind sheeting the main in a little
spilling the wind from the main into the jib, with 18knts behind us we managed a
respectful 8.2knts at times. the heady speeds of my last nights Gosse wing
alluding us (night of the 22nd ). but as time goes on and the night draws in the
wind ebbs away at first light we lulling in 5 knts of wind and its time to
feed the iron horse, Cascais is are heading for supplies and a shower, as we
close on the Portuguese coast the first signs of heading south come into site,
the terracotta roofs topping white washed building the small fishing boats
casting their nets across out path high mountain ranges boarder the coast.
( bearing in mind we all come from a country where a bolder on a mole hill
constitutes a mountain) Cascais is just around corner and the chance for a brief
step ashore. so as its my day to be mother is better get back to the stove and
see what I can produce from what we have left.
Sacha
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