Day 17
Top Secret
Feel The Magic Yacht Vacations
Mon 28 Jun 2010 16:13
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Position: 38:19.69N 32:11.04W
Speed: 6.7 Knots
We are motoring towards Faial in the Azores. We
decided that we would save no time by avoiding the Azores and sailing directly
to the Canaries, as there is a ridge of high pressure sitting over us at the
moment, and this has been around for a day or so and will persist for another 2
to 3 days anyway. Sooo we decided to head for Faial and fill up with diesel so
that we can motor past the high, which will save us a day. The stop will only
cost us half a day if we time our arrival well.
Nothing to report, other than a few dolphins
arrived and swam with us for a few minutes again, and there are lots and lots of
'Blue Bottles' or 'Portuguese Man-o-wars' floating around in the
ocean.
No wind as usual, and about 1/3 of a tank of diesel
left (130 Litres) after I decanted the 4 Jerry cans we had on board. We need to
use the fuel to get to Faial, so that we can buy more fuel to get to
Lanzarote.
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