Povoa de Varazim
LIBERTAD
Paul Huntley
Sat 16 Aug 2008 09:34
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41:22.29N008:45.93W
It'sSaturday morning , expecting to sail
at noon to Nazare about one hundred an fifteen miles to the south.We woke to
torrential rain and strong winds from the south.Just like England but a bit
warmer!
Jake and Nick spent yesterday in Porto looking at
the sights while Tim and I spent the day doing minor repairs to the boat In the
afternoon we walked to the town which had a festival of rememberance
for all those lost at sea. A procession of floats carried by six to eight men
each, walked along the main promenade lined with thousands of people. One street
had be been covered with a carpet of flowers over two hundred meters
long.
The weather forecast has just arrived courtesy of
John the skipper of Ula and seems to be improving , So sailing at
midday is on,Our intentions are to sail today and overnight to Nazare with an
e.t.a. of 0700 hrs tomorrow morning.Nick managed to replace his glasses in Porto
yesterday so he can now see .Bob has booked his flight to Maderia for the 27th
and we hope to be there to meet him for the last hop to Las Palmas Gran
Canaria.Corrie has e-mailed to tell me that Phil's funeral is on Thursday 21st
in Haywards Heath.I would like to be there but it is not possible, Our thoughts
on Libertad will be with you all on such a sad day .I am sure the tributes from
friends and family will reflect the sad loss to us all.
Best wishes to you all
Paul
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