At the end of October we finally went back to “Maya” via Tenerife and the ferry to El Hierro. After the volcano Cumbre Vieja on la Palma erupted in September John sailed Maya to El Hierro. On El Hierro there was a big reunion with our Dutch friends with whom Read more…
After a last nice evening in Horta with Guus and Anneke (the Dutch couple) it is time to say goodbye and leave for the last island São Miguel. After a beautiful trip along the island of Pico with some whale watching (mainly Pilot whales and Atlantic Spotted dolphins) we reached Read more…
Sao Jorge is a never-ending ridge consisting of rugged cliffs and volcanic cones. The highest one, Pico da Esperanca, is 1053m. With just 8600 inhabitants, it is a rather sparsely populated island. We anchored in front of the small marina of Las Velas for about a week and then asked Read more…
On Thursday morning we started for the next island – Terceira. With a good easterly F4-5 wind we made good progress. By the evening we could see the lights of the harbour in Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel. The next morning the wind calmed down so that Read more…
Finally we could set off for the Azores. The weather window was right and we had a last coffee with our Dutch friends on board in the morning. The plan was to spend a night at anchor off the harbor so I could get used to the motion of the Read more…
La Palma to Tenerife via El Hierro and La Gomera Afer leaving the marina and staying in the anchorage just outside we left, with some friends, for El Hierro. El Hierro has always been high on our list as it was the location of an underwater eruption in 2014. After Read more…