Date:     Tuesday 17. May 2011,  1400 UT,

Location: Latitude/longitude 38:25:8N 032:30:7W

Now the weather-man has done a 'fast one' on us, just as we were lining up for the final approach, 186 nm from Horta, Faial island, Azores one of the North Westerly islands, things had to change, it was going too well.

We were enjoying a South Easterly wind force 4 to 5, which would have brought us in goal, but no, that would have been too easy, so instead we were served up with a Easterly changing to a North Easterly, and just to top it all off, the wind is now jumping about 60 degrees, so it is a bit of everything, so close that you can almost taste the fresh orange juice and yet so far away.

Ottie found his cold weather gear ...                                     so

did I and a brew to warm up on

With a bit of tacking and adding a few more sea miles to our already impressive log, we expect, hope and pray for ... maybe I should drop my glasses and throw in 'a quick one' to the weather-man - being down on my knees ...

While I am busy looking for my glasses, you have a peaceful day.