Finally there?
Familien Svellingen på Seiltur
Tom og Christine Svellingen
Sun 23 May 2010 18:56
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Position: Horta!
Hi all blogg readers!
Yesterday afternoon we arrived in Horta, after 16
days and 3 hours of sailing. We expected to be met by a cheering Norwegian crowd
at the docks, but no one there! They were apparantly still sleeping out from
their own arrival the day before!
It was a quite evening for the Maggy crew, after
the mandatory visit to Peter's, and the long dreamt of showers, it was early
bedtime.
Troels left this morning. Thanks for your company
across the ocean! I will really miss you on the crossing to
England!
Today has been washing day, cleaning the interior
of the boat. Moana and Raj has done a great job at that, while Karen has been
awarded the day of, since she has been working harder than most during the
crossing. The forward hatches were leaking at the end of the trip, and
needs to be repaired. The sad consequence of the leaks was a lot of salt water
in the sail locker, so today I had to rinse of the sails and wash down the
locker.
Safari arrived today, looking very
happy!
Pictures and more fun stuff about the crossing will
be posted during the next few days, so stay tuned!
Thanks to a wonderful crew. Karen has been a great
cook and generally looking out for our wellfare. Troels has been a dedicated and
competent sailor. He was always ready and eager on the deck and in the cockpit!
Moana has been a great support with a lot of valuable ocean crossing experience.
Raj has unfortunately suffered a lot from seasicknes, but he has always been in
a good mood! Once we were properly docked he is a lot more eager to participate
in tasks. They have all been great company, so different and so
interesting!
/Tom
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