Land Ho!
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Fri 17 Dec 2010 17:27
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A glorious afternoon sailing yesterday followed by
a lovely night at sea; at 2000 we put the engine on as the wind was very
variable (why it is so variable miles from anywhere I do not know) and we motor
sailed towards the Cape Verdes and a beautiful sunrise when the engine was
cut again and after sighting the islands we sailed under Code Zero to Mindelo on
Sao Vincente where we refilled the tanks and cans. The marina is new and we were
tempted to stop for a night or longer but with the hassle of dealing with
immigration and offices being closed for the weekend we decided to head back out
to sea.
The islands look very attractive and would appear
to merit cruising as there are several sheltered anchorages and some good
scenery.
So far we have logged 805 miles and have about 2100
to go to Bequia (in a straight line). The weather forecasts are for very light
winds for the next couple of days so we will use our full tanks to motor SW
where we hope we will meet the trade winds! The sun is hot with a cabin
temperature at 1700 of 30degs C but we are not complaining.
Moonbeam Crew
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