Quinta do Lorde
Marina, Madeira: 33:03.594N 016:19.332W
17 October 2010, 1330 hrs
This blog is put together in great haste as having
prepared ourselves for the scheduled
3pm departure, I have just been
told Le Grand Start now commences at 2pm and it is now 1.30pm so I’d better get a wriggle on. Hence the brevity
of this transmission. This first leg of the rally is from
Madeira to Tenerife. 260 miles
south it should take only a couple of days but the winds are forecast to be
light so who knows. Read the blog to find out!
Yesterday, Richard and I hired a car to see something of
the interior of mountainous Madeira. It is dramatic and
beautiful and we went for a longish walk right to the peak of the highest
mountain (about 1800m? – a lot higher than Ben Nevis).
Last night we had the pre-departure rally party which was very jolly, but we are
all suffering a little this morning.
As promised, here are a few photos of
Madeira:
Quinta do Lorde marina,
Madeira
Mina2 ready to go – note Mr Muscle standing in the
cockpit
Richard on our long walk to the top of the highest
mountain in Madeira
View from the top
The Skipper feeling on top of the
world
