Day 22 at sea

Days passes fast. You probably won't believe this to be so - but you get into a routine,
Do your daily chores, have your meals, read books, chat on the radio, read mails, check and plan the sail for the coming days etc. We have lots of time to think and talk about politics and the time ahead.

We really look forward to come home to meet our new grandson Tobias and the rest of our family.
Hopefully the Corona restrictions will be a little lighter by the time we arrive Farsund and we can travel to see our family.

We are now getting close to Horta. We have 220 nautical miles left.
With 5 knot speed we will be there Wednesday (27. May) in the afternoon/evening.

But the downside is, we will have wind from the north on Wednesday that will slow us down.
So chances are we won't arrive until in the morning on Thursday.

The past 48 hours wind has been very light and from E to SE and we have had to motor sail
to keep the speed above 5 knots. We have to run the engine at low speed not to burn too much diesel.
We now have 90+ liters left in the tank - which should be enough to reach Horta.
We look forward to arrive, anchor and get some good rest.

We have prepared a long shopping list for various foods & provisions.
Fresh bread and meats is on the top of our list + cold beer ;)

The Azores is officially closed for tourists. But Horta and the capital Punta Delgada have adapted to have made facilities in order to serve arriving yachts that has crossed the Atlantic. We will not be allowed to go ashore.
But we can come alongside the fuel pontoon to fill our diesel and water tanks.
We will order food/provisions from a local store which will be deliver to us at the anchorage.
They even can bring take-away food - if we would want that.

Running on motor in light winds makes things a little difficult to use our SSB radio.
The radio interferes with the autopilot - and Grete hand steers while Geir is on the air - checking in on sailers radio network or sending/receiving emails.

Having email capability is very nice, as it makes a long crossing less boring and also lets us receive weather data
from friends and weather service agencies. We even get an ocational news letter - that our daughter Synne compiles.

Will write more and update the blog with pictures when we arrive in Horta. We will be online via our mobiles/4G from there.

Kind regards to you all
Grete & Geir