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Day one and more to come
27 June 2010 | The boat
Rodney
We just left Ponta Delgada at 14:00 hours and are underway for Lagos Portugal. We spent five days in Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel. Sao Miguel is so different than the other 9 islands. Half the population of the Azores lives here - they even have a freeway.
We were very fortunate to find a rigger with a swaging machine - I guess he is the only one in the Azores. We were able to replace our four shrouds 2 at a time in order to not pull the mast. We did a few more boat projects like adjust the valves on the engines and a few other repairs in preparation for our passage.
Yesterday we rented a car and drove to the hot springs in town of Furnas. The hot springs were very interesting with several vents spewing hot gas and water from deep under the island. Near by - a huge pool captured the water and created a place to swim. The mineral water is supposed to have medicinal properties. We all took turns sitting under the waterfalls and enjoyed the pool.
Our passage to Lagos should take 5 to 6 days. The wind is supposed to be light and variable until we get close to the mainland.