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A year ago, we arrived in England, the late evening. We were heartly welcomed by some friends of the skipper, some danish guys he got to know in the carribean.

Even though the crossing from the Azores to England was overall quite fast, we also had some rather silent days

The usual way to leave the sailing boat in the harbour was in the small dingi, in either one the two we had aboard.

A year ago: going shopping and getting the food and supplies necessary for the crossing to England on Faial in Horta: The evening before – a relaxed evening in the harbour after having fixed some sail stuff of another boat:

A year ago a school of dolphins has been accompanying us for a while. Somehow it was always nice to see “somebody” else out there, even better if those were in a good mood or at least look as if

The wind was less now, but the waves remained still for a couple of days:

One year ago, it was getting louder abord, less sleep and higher waves. Nobody really felt comfortable any more. sometimes the autopilot was not used any more, since steering the boat manually seemed to be more suitable when racing down … Weiterlesen →

a petroleum stove and oven, sink and all you need to make a cake

Nicer weather and still making good progress towards the east, towards the acores: