The Finish line (well, not for everyone)!
Woohoo! Yes! We have officially completed our – No!
Wait up, Hold ya horses! I must start from the beginning, mustn’t I?
We left Mindelo with the idea of a real calm, windy
sail; but as always, we were not able to rely on the weather forecast (once
again) because the lovely scene soon turned into rough weather for 5 continuous
days! For me, it was quite horrible, and I think my Mum can relate because both
of us were just downstairs the whole time feeling sick!
Just after my sisters birthday (quite a shame,
because it would have been quite fun for us to celebrate her birthday with good
conditions), it calmed down and we were able to re-commence our schooling,
which I was actually excited about!
Unfortunately, my fishing charm wasn’t really
interested in this passage, so we only caught one fish that died struggling on
the deck (as we hadn’t gutted a fish for a long time, I had to look away).
Now I think I reached the part where I can tell you
that we have… Woohoo! Yes! We have officially completed our
circumnavigation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think my Dad will tell you all the
statistics on his blog, but I can simplify it: the
numbers are big and we have done a lot!
The rest of the passage was quite enjoyable and we
also had a great time in the 3-day motoring when I was able to catch a
Portuguese-man-O-war (the most dangerous sea animal to swim the seas)!
When we arrived, I was truly stunned that we had
finally made it to Europe (both politically and geographically) and also quite
mournful that we are so close to the end of our trip. The island we were in was
called Faial and we really thought it was beautiful and was most breathtaking.