NEARING MADEIRA

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Tom & Colette McCorkindale
Sun 10 Sep 2006 12:39

1015 utc  33°22’29n 015°14’31w.  Got no wind to speak of, so will take us a fair few hours for this final stretch.  Not sure if we will just slow down and go into the marina in daylight tomorrow.  Hot here and the sunrises and sets are spectacular.  Have been rewarded with wildlife sightings.  A turtle came to say hello yesterday morning, a small pod of dolphins played around for a while in the afternoon and then at sunset, a school of about 20 arrived, had a play then carried on their journey.  Not sure where they were going as they were heading in the wrong direction for the Canaries, sure they know best though!  The sea remains empty of shipping, but it will be interesting to see if the famous fishing pots abound in Madeira as they do elsewhere.