The Burnetts have arrived in Horta on the island of Faial in the Portuguese island chain the Azores. We are not on land yet, as we had to anchor out. Last night Calamity and Mr. Pissypants collaborated to make us earn this landing. We were done with the storm and the waves and the 30-kt…
We are fine. Waves and wind are not our friends right now, but we are surfing along. We have changed our watches to two hour shifts and that helps with the hand steering. Wind 40 kts, waves 15 feet. Allie’s birthday is today! Happy big-10, Allie! You are having a much better birthday on land…
We know we have some family worrying, so Mel is posting this morning to offer reassurance. We are fine. Our outdoor second fridge, the Dometic cooler, stopped working after the deck was pooped, but most of our food is in the saloon fridge anyway. We are currently sailing downwind with just the jib up, letting…
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