Mediterranean....Here We Come!

São Miguel

Finally we’ve found a reasonable weather window…more or less.  So we’re off again for the 8 to 10 day trip to Lisbon tomorrow (Saturday).  At this stage we both just want to get the whole trip over with so we can settle back into our former day tripping, easy sailing life - plus dig out the BBQ and all the other little treasures that make life comfortable for us.  We’ll both be happy (GS more so...) to see an end to the wild old Atlantic.

A little aside for those curious as to our change of heart re: occupying marinas.  Harbours in the Azores are at best rocky and space is always confined.  The authorities don’t much like you anchoring (even if you could find a sandy patch) and getting in the way of commercial shipping is rather frowned upon.  Marina prices are very reasonable - 16 Euros a night including water & electricity.  And we always seem to be in the heart of both a port and town.  Here in Ponta Delgada, we are in the entertainment district too – just think, restaurants galore, bands and nightclubs starting at 10pm and going until at least 2am most of the week!!  We have a lot of adjusting to European ways… ;-)

No looking back now...