Sunday, December 21st, 2008
We left La Palmas around 10:00am this morning and have been sailing all day South around the island of
Gran Canaria heading for a small island called Gomera. There we will be anchored off a nice beach
apparently so I hope the weather continues to improve.
For a while today we were sailing with all our sails set, save one.That is the first time since I’ve been
aboard. She is a fine sight fully dressed like that I imagine. It’s interesting but as time goes on the rig takes
on a very utilitarian, but still beautiful, look. That is mostly my getting used to it and understanding where
all the lines go and what they do.
Also, except for the first hour or two I haven’t felt very queasy, hopefully that is a good sign.
Not sure what if any Internet access there will be on this small island so not sure when you will get to read
this but hey, that’s life in the “slow lane” :-)
Later…
Just got off our night watch. I had helm for the last hour and watched the rising Sun illuminate the rocky
outline of Tenerife. The volcanoe, active but currently dormant, on Tenerife is 12,000′ high. Along the
south coast are a couple of cinder cones making for a dramatic landscape.
We can see Gomera on the horizon. Mike says we shoulkd be there later today. I saw no lights from there
last night so not sure what that implies for getting Internet access.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
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