Terceira
Starcross Fair Log
Ross Wilson
Mon 9 May 2011 15:26
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Monday 09/05/11
Angra Marina Terceira 38:39.2N
27:13.0W
Intention: to sail to Cascais,
Lisbon (833NM)
We enjoyed 3 relaxing days in
Horta Marina with the opportunity to maintain Starcross, revictual, relax,
explore and socialise including a pleasant supper party on board with the crews
of Skylla (Simon, David and John) and Ocean Wanderer (Matt, Gordon and
Paul), our radio companions for the passage. Della's home-made lasagne
followed by a local chocolate cake and rounded off with white port made for a
memorable evening. The following night we dined aboard Skylla, with David
conjuring up an imaginative meal. We left our mark with the Starcross
logo and our names on the wall, and admired the many others including fellow
REYC yacht Cleone and family yacht Robin.
We departed Horta at first light on
Sunday and with little wind motored east to Terceira, mooring in the marina at
Angra do Heroismo at dusk. We were fortunate to see several species of
dolphin and sea bird together with 2 whales on the passage. Angro, like St
George's in Bermuda, is a World Heritage site and we look forward to exploring
it.
Thereafter, the plan is to proceed to
mainland Europe as quickly as possible.
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