It is now 10:30AM on September 30 which means we just finished day 5 of our crossing. We originally thought we'd be in Portugal on day 6, but with the trip being slow in the beginning it will take us longer. Right now our best guestimate is that we probably have about 3 more days of sailing before we get to Lagos. We have now traveled a total of 471 nm since leaving Santa Maria and have 343 nm left to go.
We really picked up speed last night and instead of the 2-4 knot average speed we have been doing 5-5.5 knots which feels good! It was really nice to have a sunny day yesterday where we could get out of our foul weather gear, but today we are back in them. Luckily we don't have any rain, but it is solid cloud cover so with the wind it is chilly. The actual temperature is 66 degrees which isn't bad when we are tucked behind our canvas dodger, but when you stick your head out to look around you feel the cold.
We are happy to have plenty of podcast from NPR to make it easier on night duty and of course lots of music to listen to. We get to read books during the day and the biggest struggle is getting meals made with being on an angle, but we take turns and it is working out fine - just definitely not fine dining.
Take care and will keep you posted. Currently at 10:45AM we are located at 37.30.075N, 15.34.077W with winds of 19 knots out of the north. As of 10:30AM we made 125 nm so hopefully we can keep up that pace, but it will all be up to the wind and waves ahead of us!
Best wishes to everyone. - Bob & Janice PS - Sailor is moving around more and acting more herself so guess she is getting her sealegs back after being at the dock for some time
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