5th May 2023 5th May 2023Halfway with wind, waves and lightningOn Thursday the wind and waves started to pick up, as we expected they would. For the next day a low pressure system would move over […]
7th May 2023 7th May 2023Dolphins and wavesYesterday we sailed along very nicely, the wind got less and the waves smaller, by now the waves have been getting a lot smaller but not […]
9th May 2023 9th May 2023Applecake and DrizzleLuckily we didn’t flap and roll around for too long, the waves started to smooth out pretty soon, but with the waves, the wind left as […]
11th May 2023 11th May 2023Sharks, Whales and Baby Dolphins!Well, the rain is gone, but so is the wind. Of course it’s well known that there is often a high around the Azores, but not […]
18th May 2023 18th May 2023Dock paintings and Misty WalksWe had a great time exploring the Azores. Hiking around the caldera, eating at a vegan restaurant that only uses homegrown food and of course going […]
20th May 2023 20th May 2023Going with the windThe beautiful thing about sailing is that you can use the wind to go anywhere in the world, that of course is also the downside. You […]
22nd May 2023 22nd May 2023Golden sunriseWe had a lovely Sunday, which started with a beautiful golden sunrise. The sun rose like a big ball of fire above the horizon. The few […]
24th May 2023 24th May 2023From the realm of salt, waves and windI would like to say sailing upwind is fun, but it isn’t really – well I don’t think so. There are these descriptions of sailing which […]
26th May 2023 26th May 2023Carrot cake & Stars againOn thursday the wind dropped considerably, luckily so did the waves and we actually had a lovely day sailing (still the wrong way but we’re not […]