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The Burnetts are 24 hours outside of Lagos. This means that 35 tankers and cargo ships are between us and Europe right now. Fortunately, none seem to be coming close to us. Mel hopes their giant engines are clearing away all of the fishing nets as we approach Portugal. Most of the ships are bound…
So the Azores are awesome. There is nothing like indulging in beautiful scenery, hot thermal pools, and lots of meat when one survives being trapped in a fiberglass container that’s just plowing through raw, unencumbered nature for ten days or more. It’s as if sailors designed this place to give them a bit of a…
So our optimism was great and all but we will not be able to outrun the approaching front. Forgot that boats sail at a brisk walk. The good news is that our destination is still going to be downwind. The worst thing about this front will be the swell, as the wind speed is only…
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