Sines - Lagos
Seaduced
John & Jane Craven
Thu 12 Aug 2010 18:49
Now we were running two hours late. We had to cover the 55 miles by 4pm so we motor sailed, cutting the engine back, as and when the wind allowed us to keep the speed up under sail alone. Typically as we came to the Cape the wind picked up. The waves which had been about 1-2 m all day also got bigger. By the time we rounded the Cape we had waves 4-5m high and a max wind speed of 38.5 knots - the decks got a good wash this time!!
For those of you who want to know what we wear when sailing here is a picture of me taken today - note beach towel worn as blanket and interesting colour mix - it was freezing cold most of the day, and only got warmer as we arrived in Lagos.
The route into Lagos is quite interesting, you basically sail up a narrow channel near the beach, with the road and the town immediately to to your left. We had been advised that Lagos was well worth a visit and "gorgeous" by an old Welsh sailor who we had met in the last port, so we booked 3 nights and decided we would relax and chill for a couple of days, also it is John's birthday tomorrow so we can have a day out.
We ate in one of the Marina bars tonight and it was a bit of a culture shock - it was unusual to see so many English people and have an English menu both in language and style. The main difference was that we could each choose our own meal - most of the Portuguese restaurants so far have done main meals for 2, so it was a nice 'treat' to be able to choose our own dinner and not have to agree!