We're in! (er, some time ago)

Yacht Ariel
Henry Adams
Tue 17 Jun 2008 13:49
38:31.977N, 28:37.547W (in Ariel's berth very
precisely...)
Arrived Horta marina about 3 in the morning on
monday and got 5 hours sleep (after a wee dram) before clearing
customs.
The last couple of days were largely motored, or
motor-sailed over flat calm seas, with plenty of sundowner G+T's for Jez while I
stuck it to the Bermudian Dark 'n Stormys. Dolphins a regular feature but gutted
not to have seen a whale, which the Azores are famous for!
We sighted the 2500m peak of the fittingly-named
Pico from over 60 miles out, wreathed in a halo of cloud. A few hours later and
Faial (the island Horta is on) came into view below and in front of the giant
volcano.
We've found the world famous 'Cafe Sport', complete
with hundreds of yachts' ensigns and burgees and an 'english breakfast', and are
just about to go diving, so underwater photos courtesy of Jez to follow. Plenty
of photos of the trip also to follow..
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