01/06/2020

Arrived at Horta

We arrived Horta at 5AM on the 28ght May. We have sailed 2553nm in 24 days and 17hrs. From Sainte-Anne anchorage in Martinique to Horta. Average speed was 5.4 knots.


Much of our trip was motorsailing and some even plain motoring.
 Luckily we purchased more jerry cans in Grenada and we had filled up our main tank (225L)
and had 210L in cans on deck. We gave away 20L to another sailboat - underway.
When we arrived Horta we had some 20L left in total.
Horta

There were just some 20 boats in the harbord and easy to find a spot to drop the anchor.
Went to sleep for a few hours. Later we were visited by the harbour police and we were checked in to Portugal.
Menu from Peters Cafe Sport


We also had a visit from the friendly guys from Peters Cafe Sport who offered their services to us.
We got their whats-app number and later ordered take-away food and groceries to be delivered next day.  The food waas great. We had both Chicken Curry and th Sirloin with pepper sauce.

Now we are waiting for a suitable weather window for our next voyage up to UK/Ireland.
Unfortunately the wind is pretty persistent with a fresh breeze to near gale from the NE.
By the end of next week (6-8. June) it looks like we might set sail.




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