We arrived safely in Bermuda and are in St Georges Harbour. Two days out of Fort Lauderdale my HF radio decided to pack-up and just be a passenger aboard Ultima Life. At the moment I am trying to send it to the US for repair and have it forwarded on to the boat in the Azores. Let's hope this plan works. It does mean that, unfortunately, there will be no further blog posts until it is repaired and back on board.

Bermuda is a fantastic place, this being my first time here. But, as we undertake some repairs and maintenance on board, the crew are fitting in a bit of exploring of the island. It is a pity that I do not have sufficient time to do some exploring myself.

As I type this we have the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl passing as a very intense low, north of the island - the wind is blowing around 30 knots and gusting up to 40 knots! I did want to depart today but, if the low has not fully passed the island, we may remain another night to let the seas calm and leave tomorrow morning at first light.

I am actually quite busy at the moment and so this post is going to remain quite short. Thanks to all those who have emailed me and sorry for the break in posts once again. Regards from all aboard, John