Moorglade's Voyage

Date: 06 Oct 2010 19:02:56

Title: Diary Entry

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Our position is 37:56.98N 08:51.94W

6th October.

Now in Sines, arriving about an hour ago at 17:30, but not staying long as a check on the forecast for the next few days shows that the best weather window to get to Lagos is now! We are just going to stop long enough to have a hot meal and then set off. Today's passage was motoring into a moderate southerly wind with torrential rain this morning but improving to quite a pleasant afternoon.

No time for pics now but will try to include some of today on our next diary entry.

EJW

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Diary Entries

2012
- Sep 2012
  - Thu 20 Sep
    - The Last 20Nm
  - Wed 19 Sep
    - Winthrop to Scituate
  - Mon 17 Sep
    - Back to Winthrop
  - Sun 16 Sep
    - Cape Ann Marina to Salem
  - Sat 15 Sep
    - Newburyport to the Annisquam River
  - Fri 14 Sep
    - Kennybunkport to Newburyport
  - Thu 13 Sep
    - Kennebunkport
  - Wed 12 Sep
    - Jewell Island to Wood Island harbour
  - Tue 11 Sep
    - Boothbay to Jewell
  - Sun 09 Sep
    - Seal Bay to Boothbay Harbour
  - Thu 06 Sep
    - Sealed In.
  - Wed 05 Sep
    - Yet more old ships and those who sail on them
  - Mon 03 Sep
    - Whose turn is it to preach the sermon?
  - Sun 02 Sep
    - FW: A bay full of schooners
- Aug 2012
  - Wed 29 Aug
    - FW: Trip to Minnesota (Part 2B)
    - Trip to Minnesota (Part 2A)
  - Thu 23 Aug
    - Trip to Minnesota (Part 1B)
    - Trip to Minnesota (Part 1A)
  - Thu 09 Aug
    - Back to Winthrop
  - Wed 08 Aug
    - Round Cape Ann to Rockport
  - Tue 07 Aug
    - Salem to Gloucester
  - Mon 06 Aug
    - Salem
  - Sun 05 Aug
    - Mary and James, welcome aboard.
  - Sat 04 Aug
    - Marblehead
  - Fri 03 Aug
    - Winthrop
- Jul 2012
  - Fri 20 Jul
    - Scituate to Boston
  - Thu 19 Jul
    - Scituate
  - Wed 18 Jul
    - Through Woods Hole and the Cape Cod Canal
  - Tue 17 Jul
    - Exploring Martha's Vineyard
  - Mon 16 Jul
    - Passage to Martha's Vinyard
  - Tue 10 Jul
    - Marion at last
  - Mon 09 Jul
    - Island life again on Cuttyhunk
  - Sun 08 Jul
    - A Mystic experience
  - Sat 07 Jul
    - Norwalk to Sachem Head
  - Thu 05 Jul
    - Will we survive Hell Gate?
  - Wed 04 Jul
    - Tourism in New York (Day 3)
  - Tue 03 Jul
    - Tourism in New York (Day 2)
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - Tourism in New York (Day 1)
  - Sun 01 Jul
    - Sailing to the Big Apple
- Jun 2012
  - Fri 29 Jun
    - What did Delaware?
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - Leaving the Chesapeake
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - Washington DC (part 2)
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - Washington DC (part 1)
  - Sun 24 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 6- To La Trappe Creek, Choptank River
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 5- To Baby Owl Cove, Choptank River
  - Thu 21 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 4 - To Long Haul Creek, St Michaels
  - Wed 20 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 3 - To Rhode River
  - Tue 19 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 2 - To Baltimore
  - Mon 18 Jun
    - No Hard Feelings Cruise Day 1 - To Rock Creek, Patapsco River
  - Fri 15 Jun
    - Solomons to Crab Creek, South River
  - Fri 08 Jun
    - Solomons
- May 2012
  - Thu 31 May
    - To Mill Creek
  - Tue 29 May
    - To the Great Wicomico River
  - Sun 27 May
    - Back to Indian Creek
  - Fri 25 May
    - To Lawrence Cove via Bells Creek
  - Thu 24 May
    - Yortown to Fleets Bay
  - Wed 23 May
    - A Tough Day's Tourism
  - Tue 22 May
    - Into Chesapeake Bay
  - Mon 21 May
    - Great Bridge to Norfolk
  - Sun 20 May
    - To Mile Zero? Well not quite.
  - Sat 19 May
    - Deep Point to Midway Marina
  - Fri 18 May
    - Belhaven to........
  - Thu 17 May
    - River Dunes to Belhaven
    - Easy life at River Dunes
  - Thu 10 May
    - Kay's last taste of the ICW
  - Tue 08 May
    - A visit to Dudley
  - Mon 07 May
    - To Wrightsville Beach, but no paddling
  - Sun 06 May
    - More bridges than birds
  - Sat 05 May
    - An excess of birds
  - Fri 04 May
    - The day we went to Georgetown
  - Wed 02 May
    - Back up the cut to Charleston
  - Tue 01 May
    - Goodbye to John and Kath and we take to the high seas again
- Apr 2012
  - Mon 30 Apr
    - Jekyll Island to Brunswick - the final days...
  - Sat 28 Apr
    - Jekyll Island
  - Fri 27 Apr
    - Cumberland Island to Jekyll Island
  - Thu 26 Apr
    - Cumberland Island
  - Wed 25 Apr
    - Amelia Island to Fernandina Beach
  - Mon 23 Apr
    - St Augustine to Amelia Island - it can get cold here!
  - Sun 22 Apr
    - St Augustine
  - Fri 20 Apr
    - Daytona Beach to St Augustine.
  - Thu 19 Apr
    - Titusville to Daytona Beach
  - Wed 18 Apr
    - Rockets, ospreys and manatees
  - Mon 16 Apr
    - Titusville, finally manatees! and John and Kath arrive onboard.
  - Sat 14 Apr
    - Cocoa Village - 897 miles to go
  - Wed 11 Apr
    - Vero Beach - 952 miles to go
  - Sun 08 Apr
    - ICW Day 1 - 992 miles to go
  - Sat 07 Apr
    - A day in the marina
  - Fri 06 Apr
    - At last the U S of A
  - Wed 04 Apr
    - Is our sunshade really a Bimini?
  - Sun 01 Apr
    - Which Cay are we going to?
- Mar 2012
  - Sat 31 Mar
    - Great Bahama Bank
  - Fri 30 Mar
    - Frazer's Hog Cay, Berry Islands
  - Wed 28 Mar
    - Goodbye to Peter & Rosemary and back to Nassau
  - Sat 24 Mar
    - Staniel Cay
  - Thu 22 Mar
    - Big Major Spot
  - Wed 21 Mar
    - Still at Warderick Wells
  - Tue 20 Mar
    - Warderick Wells
  - Mon 19 Mar
    - Hawksbill Cay
  - Sun 18 Mar
    - Rosemary and Kay join the crew and we sail to Highbourne Cay
  - Wed 14 Mar
    - Highbourne Cay to Nassau
  - Tue 13 Mar
    - Hawksbill Cay to Highbourne Cay
  - Mon 12 Mar
    - Black Point Settlement to Hawksbill Cay
  - Sun 11 Mar
    - Big Galliot Cay to Blackpoint Settlement
  - Sat 10 Mar
    - George Town to Galliot Cut
  - Thu 08 Mar
    - Ocean World to George Town Pictures.
  - Sun 04 Mar
    - GEORGE TOWN, GREAT EXUMA, BAHAMAS
  - Sat 03 Mar
    - CLARENCE TOWN, LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS
  - Thu 01 Mar
    - SAPODILLA BAY, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
- Feb 2012
  - Tue 28 Feb
    - French Cay
  - Sun 26 Feb
    - Crew Change at Ocean World
  - Wed 22 Feb
    - Arrival at Ocean World Marina - DR
  - Sun 19 Feb
    - Second day all at sea.
  - Sat 18 Feb
    - Off to sea.
    - Bay of Boqueron
  - Tue 14 Feb
    - La Parguera
  - Mon 13 Feb
    - Bahia de Ponce
  - Fri 10 Feb
    - San Juan and Kay flies home
  - Wed 08 Feb
    - Salinas
  - Sun 05 Feb
    - Puerto Rico for real
  - Sat 04 Feb
    - Spanish Virgins - a case of confused identity (Part 2)
  - Wed 01 Feb
    - Spanish Virgins - a case of confused identity (Part 1)
- Jan 2012
  - Sun 29 Jan
    - Are US Virgins purer? (Part 2)
  - Tue 24 Jan
    - Are US Virgins purer? (Part 1)
  - Sun 22 Jan
    - Around more British Virgins
  - Tue 17 Jan
    - Anegada - a completely different island
  - Mon 16 Jan
    - Exploring a fat Virgin
  - Thu 12 Jan
    - Away from St Maarten at last
  - Mon 09 Jan
    - Day trip to Saba
    - St Martin - a schizophrenic island
  - Mon 02 Jan
    - Leaving St Barts
  - Sun 01 Jan
    - New Year celebrations amongst the beautiful people
2011
- Dec 2011
  - Thu 29 Dec
    - We find ourselves in Holland - but not as we know it!
  - Tue 27 Dec
    - Christmas, St Kitts style
  - Sat 24 Dec
    - Arriving at St Kitts
  - Thu 22 Dec
    - Nevis
  - Wed 21 Dec
    - Another day, another island
  - Mon 19 Dec
    - Back in Antigua
- May 2011
  - Fri 20 May
    - This season's last passage
  - Wed 18 May
    - To Barbuda and back without really being there
  - Thu 12 May
    - Back to Antigua and yet more rum
  - Wed 04 May
    - Life without Kirsty
- Apr 2011
  - Tue 26 Apr
    - Kirsty does tourism
  - Thu 21 Apr
    - Kirsty goes to St Lucia
  - Tue 19 Apr
    - Kirsty goes sailing
  - Sat 16 Apr
    - Kirsty arrives at Fort de France
  - Wed 13 Apr
    - The circle completed but rain, rain and more rain
  - Fri 08 Apr
    - Tobago Cays
  - Thu 07 Apr
    - Mayreau
  - Wed 06 Apr
    - Union Island
  - Mon 04 Apr
    - Goodbye Grenada and heading North again: Part2
  - Sun 03 Apr
    - Goodbye Grenada and heading North again: Part 1
- Mar 2011
  - Mon 28 Mar
    - Arriving
  - Sun 27 Mar
    - Over half way there
  - Sat 26 Mar
    - Sailing again
  - Fri 25 Mar
    - Kay's return.
  - Mon 21 Mar
    - Another hectic week.
  - Sun 13 Mar
    - Another week in English Hrarbour
  - Sun 06 Mar
    - Rum,bottoms,Bushy and bushes and a shed
- Feb 2011
  - Fri 25 Feb
    - English Harbour
  - Wed 09 Feb
    - Rivers, Anchors, Superyachts and History
  - Fri 04 Feb
    - Dominica and the Saints
  - Tue 01 Feb
    - Waves, mooring wars and trees
- Jan 2011
  - Sun 30 Jan
    - More of Martinique
  - Thu 27 Jan
    - Goodbye St Lucia, hello Martinique
  - Wed 19 Jan
    - Goodbye Elsie and Propane gas
  - Sat 15 Jan
    - Another week, another blog
  - Fri 07 Jan
    - New Year, New dinghy and family
  - Mon 03 Jan
    - Elsie welcomed on board
2010
- Dec 2010
  - Mon 27 Dec
    - Christmas without the holly and blazing log fires
  - Sun 26 Dec
    - Atlantic Pictures
  - Mon 20 Dec
    - Voyage Statistics
    - Immigration!!
    - Sting in the tail!
  - Sat 18 Dec
    - Dolphins welcome us
  - Fri 17 Dec
    - so near but yet so far
  - Thu 16 Dec
    - False hopes....
  - Wed 15 Dec
    - Rolling on.
  - Tue 14 Dec
    - another night of frustration
  - Mon 13 Dec
    - A drier day
  - Sun 12 Dec
    - Pole disaster!
  - Sat 11 Dec
    - Rain!
  - Fri 10 Dec
    - pressing on
  - Thu 09 Dec
    - wind a plenty- sometimes
  - Wed 08 Dec
    - Spinnaker fun.
  - Tue 07 Dec
    - Fair wind
  - Mon 06 Dec
    - Better progress and jam tomorrow
  - Sun 05 Dec
    - Ocean ups and downs
  - Sat 04 Dec
    - Light Winds.
  - Fri 03 Dec
    - Goodbye Cape Verde ....,
  - Thu 02 Dec
    - Great expectations fulfilled
  - Wed 01 Dec
    - at last some wind
- Nov 2010
  - Tue 30 Nov
    - Change of menu
  - Mon 29 Nov
    - Fickle winds
  - Sun 28 Nov
    - Dolphins, dolphins everywhere
  - Sat 27 Nov
    - Easier sailing by West African coast
  - Fri 26 Nov
    - A day of mixed fortunes
  - Thu 25 Nov
    - First Day at Sea.
  - Wed 24 Nov
    - We're ready for the off!
  - Sat 20 Nov
    - Lift out and how do we fit everything in?
    - The crew comes together
  - Sat 13 Nov
    - Goodbye to Remedios
  - Thu 11 Nov
    - El Hierro
  - Mon 08 Nov
    - La Palma
  - Fri 05 Nov
    - La Gomera
  - Tue 02 Nov
    - Passage to La Gomera
- Oct 2010
  - Thu 28 Oct
    - Photos of the passage from Lagos to Las Galletas
  - Sat 16 Oct
    - At last - Las Galletas
  - Fri 15 Oct
    - A burial at sea - Canaries passage day 5
  - Thu 14 Oct
    - The autohelm is fixed - Canaries passage day 4
  - Wed 13 Oct
    - Varied weather - Canaries passage day 3
  - Tue 12 Oct
    - The skipper loses his hat - Canaries passage day 2
  - Mon 11 Oct
    - Leaving Lagos - Canaries passage day 1
  - Fri 08 Oct
    - Diary Entry
  - Wed 06 Oct
    - Diary Entry
  - Tue 05 Oct
    - Diary Entry
  - Mon 04 Oct
    - Diary Entry
  - Sun 03 Oct
    - Diary Entry
  - Sat 02 Oct
    - Diary Entry
- Aug 2010
  - Thu 26 Aug
    - We meet Remedios and move further up the River Tagus
  - Mon 23 Aug
    - Oeiras
  - Sat 21 Aug
    - Nazare to Cascais
  - Tue 17 Aug
    - Nazare
  - Sat 14 Aug
    - Figueira de Foz
  - Fri 13 Aug
    - Ria de Aveiro
  - Wed 11 Aug
    - Povoa de Varzim
  - Tue 10 Aug
    - Across the Portuguese border to Viano de Castelo
  - Sat 07 Aug
    - Isla Cies and Baiona
  - Thu 05 Aug
    - Ria de Vigo and goodbye to John and Chris
  - Tue 03 Aug
    - Combarro
  - Sun 01 Aug
    - Vilanova, Ria de Arosa
- Jul 2010
  - Sat 31 Jul
    - St Uxia de Riveira, Ria de Arosa
  - Thu 29 Jul
    - Muros and Portosin
  - Mon 26 Jul
    - Camarinas
  - Sat 24 Jul
    - Corme
  - Fri 23 Jul
    - Kay and Chris join the crew and sail to Ares
  - Sun 18 Jul
    - Ria de Viveiro
  - Sat 17 Jul
    - Luarca
  - Wed 14 Jul
    - Arrival at Gijon
  - Tue 13 Jul
    - Biscay day 2
  - Mon 12 Jul
    - Biscay day 1
  - Sun 11 Jul
    - Arrived at Camaret
  - Sat 10 Jul
    - Stuck in the channel
  - Fri 09 Jul
    - and Goodbye to Dartmouth
  - Wed 07 Jul
    - Leaving home
- Jun 2010
  - Mon 21 Jun
    - Diary entry