Postcard from Gibraltar
Blue Sky's Voyage
George & Michael
Sat 10 Jun 2006 17:03
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Hello Friends
We're now in Gib and enjoying the heat
whilst hearing the sounds of enthusiastic watching of a football match ..... all
over town!
and just to prove it, George (squinting into
the afternoon sun)
 Getting to Faro took a little longer than
expected as the easterly was a little fresh and Andreas was seasick, so we
anchored in Portimao overnight & carried on the next day. The anchorage in
Faro was good (indeed the only option as the marinas in Faro & Olhau were
not suitable) We nipped in to Olhau for a few hours at high tide and borrowed a
marina berth to dispose of our trash and shop in the excellent market, then
returned to our anchorage before being chased off.
Great swimming in the sheltered lagoon and
Andy entertained us with walking the plank (see main website for
video).
We then motorsailed to Cadiz and then on to
Gib, the winds being less than required for reasonable sailing. We completely
failed to catch tuna despite the locals obviously catching loads, but we did see
Killer Whales only 20 metres from the boat! We suppose that they too were after
the tuna: sadly no photos, but it certainly got everyone on deck to watch.
We'll be in Gib for a few days awaiting the
passing of an easterly gale before we venture out, probably on
Tuesday.
And lastly a sunrise and sunset - you see
great ones at sea...
sunrise over Ilhas Berlengas, 50 miles NW of
Lisbon, having sailed overnight
 and sunset over Cabo Sao Vicente, where we
spent a night at anchor
 Best wishes
George & Michael
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