After a few days of very rough weather we are alongside in Horta, Azores. Massive winds and big swells rolling the boat all over the place, no one could sleep and walking around was just getting thrown across the boat! Many new bruises. It is quite a funny thing, to be sitting at a dinner table in the belly of a huge boat like this and all of the sudden feel the thing heel over almost 30 degrees and everything go flying. Up on deck it was beautiful. The sea was steely grey and the wind was kicking up white caps. I finally saw some marine life. One loan dolphin, although he was flying along at 16 knots with us and jumping 10 feet out of the water doing spins in the middle of the storm. But really, after a week in the blue desert and no pods of dolphins, no whales, not even a fish on the line! Where are all the animals?!
We got in to Horta in the Azores last night at 2 am, and docked in about 40 knots of breeze. It was incredible! Driving rain and wind with these little twisters all over, and us in a massive 190 foot sailboat getting blown all over the place.
Its pretty here, but I havent had much of a chance to see this island. We leave tomorrow afternoon for Viareggio, and another eight days at sea.
so so so tired! Must catch up on sleep tonight!
