Leaving Madeira

Yacht Ariel
Henry Adams
Sun 28 Oct 2007 12:53
Leaving the marina this afternoon to anchor
somewhere nearby, and leaving Madeira tomorrow for an anchorage
in the Ilhas Desertas tomorrow which look forbiddingly like a giant
jagged black spine coming out of the water. Then a day and a bit down to the
Ilhas Selvagem, even smaller and 120 miles from anything at all. They're both
wildlife reserves but we've picked up permits to anchor for a day or
two at each and go ashore if conditions permit. We'll try to upload some entries
in the next few days but will be largely incommunicado except on our mailasail
email account. After that, it's a day and a bit
to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where we'll get settled in for three weeks before
the big crossing. In other news, the rental car was a great plan - we
hit the island's extreme mountain roads with some small-car attitude, of which
you will doubtless be hyperbolically informed by 'the crew', and climbed (by
road) the 2nd highest sea cliffs in the world.
A big night out, too, for us on James Anderson's
boat 'Cleone' for a top Fosh-brewed curry, some beers, wine and whisky
the other night/morning. They do look funny these boats with things like
standing headroom, heads and running water...
H
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