38:31.87N 28:37.33W
SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Tue 26 Jun 2018 10:00
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Today is June 26...
The Sun already moving to the 'wrong' direction
already... Not easy to accept the fact... We have travelled a lot,
but have not reached the destination yet...
UTC time 0937... Actually, it is the same as the local
time... We are in Europe!!! ;-)
Internet Cafe, coffee... e-mails... coffee...
We are planning to leave today... Or at night... or the
earliest morning tomorrow... Totally depends on the wind, which computers are
promissing to start a bit later... Or at night... or the earliest morning
tomorrow...
On the next small leg... we are going to play by the rules
-- the destination is fixed - Delgata, St.
Miguel. Arrival, ETA -- at some point...
As we are here... We are going to wait for the wind
again... A 'small' Low should pass by end of the week North from Azores... in
South East direction... Bringing some strong North winds, which eventually
should change to NW.... meaning probably -- time to go...
Meantime...
Yesterday was 'anchoring day'
again... The Pilots / Harbour guides says -- ' anchor holding
is poor... ' Well... At least something they told right...
With third attempt -- finally the boat is holding... Good... Can go to the
shore, to get more guides/Pilots -- to read about possible destination(s),
etc... Then went shopping -- some more provissioning.... cheese... wine...
;-)
Coming back to the boat... '... Sir, you are not allowed
to stay there... A big ship coming... you have to move... '
Great... it is nearly 1900... Evening... Most of the boats arrived, and
the harbour is filled... But... You are not arguring with
police, or harbour athourities... ( My neighbours are smarter -- they are
not on the boat... Their boat is also on request list to be moved... but they
are not on the boat... So, nobody going to touch them... ) But I have to
lift the anchor... Go to find the spot between the boats... and
re-anchor... Fine...
Drop the anchor... Perfect postion... not
holding... Anchor up... new position... anchor down... holding...
Well, to close to another boat...
Anchor up....
Practice makes it perfect, you say ? After 7
attempts... we are kind of holding, kind of away from other boats...
Enough... The only 'perfect' move I learned -- to jump into the boat, to
move the chain in the locker... to jump out... to pull the chain in... to jump
into the boat...
The boat and the gym -- are synonimums at this
point... The only light difference -- I still like my boat... I still do
not like the gym(s)... ;-)
So, June 26th... The overwhelming feeling -- I've
have to go, I have to move... When do they start the wind?!
Coffee... Checking - out... Lifting the motor, the
dinghy... And as waiting for the wind... reading, reading, reading... The plan
for today...
So, everything is fine.
Talk to you soon.
M.
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