Where is Doris?...

Saturday 25 October 2008

Madeira (2)

Not much to tell you folks really, its remained quite windy and rains (showers) every day and while the sun is hot when its out the overall feeling is quite chilly!

Yesterday (Friday 24th) I got the engine serviced and then left the marina Quinta Do Lorde heading straight for the anchorage Baia Da Abra literally a mile around the corner. Daniel had left just before me and was already there and Maetias joined us a while later.

The natural bay is surrounded by cliffs and the water remains quite deep inshore. With the wind funnelling down through the surrounding cliffs and being in about 9m of water it was time to test out the 30m of 18mm anchor rope I purchased for such occasions back in Baiona Spain. I would be sweating all night on just 30m of chain in such depths with strong winds.

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