Baia da Palmeira, Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde Island

Positions:
09/23/05 18 43.060N, 21 36.191W 0715 UTC
09/23/05 18 24.667N, 22 33.100W 1800 UTC
09/24/05 17 59.840N, 23 08.281W 0600 UTC
09/24/05 16 45.231N, 22 58.819W 1900 UTC Baia da Palmeira, Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde Island

I got ahead of myself the other night when I said we'd be here yesterday.  Just arrived and glad to finally be here. The last four days have been very hot and muggy. Everything on deck is soaked in salt and slippery.

Looking forward to relaxing and enjoying the islands. But first we have to check in with customs and immigration, which can be quite an ordeal. It's not always easy tracking down the customs agent and we have to go to the airport for immigration. And it's the weekend so all this might not happen until Monday.  In the meantime we'll just hang out and wait.

Cape Verdes Tomorrow Evening

Positions:
09/22/05 20 24.572N, 20 54.934W 0700 UTC
09/22/05 19 52.906N, 21 36.739W 1800 UTC

Winds have moderated slightly though still strong.  Going good.  Hope to be in Cape Verdes by early evening tomorrow.

Boisterous Sail

Positions:
09/21/05 22 09.808N, 20 04.714W 0600 UTC
09/21/05 21 38.990N, 20 51.539W 1800 UTC

Boisterous sail with a strong NE wind and following seas for the last 48 hours.  More than half way to the Cape Verdes.

Going Good - All's Well

Positions:
09/20/05 23 46.440N, 19 15.034W 0600 UTC
09/20/05 23 13.392N, 20.00.386W 1800 UTC

Going good - all's well.

And On The Right . . .

We have added some new items on the right column. The first is a link to a map of the Cape Horn region. Nancy and Mark will be using the Beagle Canal to cross over to the Pacafic Ocean and it will probably be the major event of the entire trip. We plan to add more info about Cape Horn and the Beagle Canal. Stay tuned.

The second item we've added is links to places Nancy and Mark have visited as well as those coming up. They're listed under 'Places of Interest.' These links will go to pages at WorldAtlas.com. Explore and enjoy.

John Krill - Editor of Sorts

Sailing Under A Full Moon

Positions:
09/17/05 27 49.192N, 17 13.163W, 1800 UTC
09/18/05 26 56.416N, 17 41.459W, 0600 UTC
09/18/05 26 21.000N, 18 02.600W, 1800 UTC

Departed La Gomera yesterday afternoon at 1:30 pm. Very light winds from the N-NE. Beautiful night under a full moon. Winds should pick up to 15k by tomorrow morning.