Land, ho! Land, ho! Land, ho!

30nm to go and Mt. Pico has just stuck his mountaintop (2351m) through a thick base layer of clouds hanging over the horizon with the rising sun coming up slowly making it a warm welcome through its pastell yellow colour. The air is fresh but not cold.

The Portuguese Flag is up under the starbord first spreader bar.

What a magnificant arrival back at the Azores Archipelago!

Fair winds…