On the 20th of June, a few days after our return from the great wedding in Greece, we hoisted our sails and headed to Santa Maria. Why? We had decided to buy a Windpilot, a German-made wind vane from the lovely Spanish couple we met while on the island. And so we did. This time…

Sao Miguel is something of a fairytale, with its blue volcanic lakes, green landscapes and 18th century houses and buildings. It resembles Scotland strongly, not only due to its impressive steep cliffs and all the shades of green, but also due to the vast amount of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, you name it; an island…

On 10th May at 13:00 we turned on our motor, hoisted our sails and bid our farewells at Porto Santo, our port for the last month. The sea was very calm and the winds were light, around 7 knots, so we decided to kill the engine and hoist our spinnaker. What a great decision! Libra…