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🙋‍♂️Good-bye for now…

Left Ponta Delgada for an overnight trip to Terceira. 93nm on the straight line.

Good night Ponta Delgada

The density of churches in the Azores is impressive. The ringing bells of Igreja de São Sebastião - here overlooking the marina of Ponta Delgada - have not changed the pace for hundreds of years.

🚴‍♂️…Sete Cidades…🚴‍♂️

Without doubt, this spot is a highlight for me. It is amazing what mother nature has borrowed us.

6:30am sharp we were in the saddle for another ride. As Rene had some morning commitments in town he kicked me off to tackle some uphill miles towards Sete Cidades before him turning back. Thank you!
It was a ride driven by some eye-catching weather.

🏖…summer in town…🌞 

There is a nice swimming pool area here next to the marina very popular with locals and tourists.

🚵🚴‍♂️…morning ride…🚴‍♂️🚵

Boating & Biking !

After many attempts in the past, today morning Rene (skipper SY Momentum of Fal) and myself finally managed to get on a bike ride together. It was a short one as I am still careful with the hay fever being around. There are many things, which connect us besides riding Specialized bikes: Hallberg-Rassy and Asia! We never run out of subjects to chitchat. Not the last ride together, I hope.
Fair winds…

☝️…Sailors’ Exchange…👌

Yoshi SY - Dayo & Petra - SY Sutje
Jan - SY Sutje & myself

As sailors and live aboards you normally say “hello” to each other in different places following by “good-bye” shortly after. We are in contact while on the move but meeting in person at the time ships’ wakes are crossing itself gives the opportunity to update each other on the latest developments  and sharing new sailor’s  yarn  within the community.

Yoshi has just completed solo sailing the North Atlantic Circle returning from the Caribbean. After missing him first time in Cuxhaven we made it in Porto Santo/Madeirea and Rubicon/Lanzarote last year. Based on our sailing plans there is a chance that we will meet again later this year.

Allways a pleasure!

Fair winds…

🚴‍♂️…Termal da Ferraria…🚴‍♂️

It was a steep downhill to get to the natural pools of “Termas da Ferrari”. I was told, these are the nicest ones on the island. Well, I was not that impressed. Getting back up again was a challenge at 15% slope and I had to walk the bike up for a while. No chance – I will never become a mountain goat rider.

This tour got heavily impacted by hay fever. The grass is blooming at its peak. Not good.

🚴‍♂️…sniff tour São Miguel…🚴‍♂️

Not bad for a sniff tour. About 7km to get out of town and another 7km to cross the island.

Santa Maria to São Miguel – Logblog 3

After an impressive sunrise, the engine is now back on for the final 12nm to the port. The mainsail started buffeting when the wave forces took over from wind forces and boat speed dropped below 2kn. Time left for me to tidy up the mess and take a shower before entering the marina.

We agreed, that SY Hullu Poro will go first and SY Sutje second, so I can give Jan hopefully a hand as his Koopmans 46 is harder to manoeuvre in tight space.

Fair winds…

PS: Yoshi was there and even motivated some other sailors to help us  finding a perfect berth and securing the lines. This TO community is amazing. Thanks Yoshi & folks!

Santa Maria to São Miguel – Logblog 2

It is 3am in the morning local time. The quarter moon managed to give the thin grey layer a new pattern with more white spots at airy flakes of clouds. This spreads some sort of twilight and results in abnormal good visibility for a night with a principal grey sky. No stars.
 
A pinch of 2kn got added to the wind occasionally and the lady immediately starts to get excitet only to slow down shortly afterwards to keep our average speed over ground at 2-3kn. If we are able to go on like this for the next 6-7 hours, we will knock at the marina’s gate as planned. At 9am the marinieros start the day at work. Yoshi from SY Dayo is expecting us while Babs & Rene from SY Momentum of Fal will join later the week, perhaps Friday. They are currently on the way from Madeira to Azores. Good to meet again.
 
Ponta Delgada already shows a blaze of light to us at 20nm distance. No chance to miss that. The air temperature at night has increased a little bit since our last passage showing 21.5°C on the thermometer at this very moment here under the sprayhood. I have therefore not put up the cockpit tent for this one night passage. Snuggled down in the sleeping bag to keep comfortably warm, I am spending all time in the cockpit to enjoy the night over a cup of hot tea, if not taking another 20min snooze.
 
What a fortune to be out here on the ocean.
 
Fair winds…

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