The Arnel Lighthouse, located in the northeast of São Miguel, is the oldest lighthouse in the Azorean archipelago and has been active since November 1876. The Arnel Lighthouse is at an altitude of 66 meters above sea level and has an octagonal tower 15 meters high built on top of the lighthouse keeper’s home. It is […]
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Distant Horizon was sailing north-northeast. The weather service told me the winds would change once the storm had moved off. I did not wait for that change! I knew I was far enough south that I had to start moving north. Besides… Now the wind would be on the beam. That is, it would come
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It was the morning of April 18th. Distant Horizon made less than 100nm noon-to-noon the last two days. I was tired of the light winds and rolling seas. The winds were finally picking up again. I noticed the change during the night. The stars quickly disappeared. Then, without warning, there was a torrential downpour. It
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Around 1100, Distant Horizon and I were departing Bermuda. Sails were up, but with not enough wind, the engine was doing the bulk of the work. With the forecast, I was prepared to motor most of the day. Something I do not normally do. However, I was pleasantly surprised. At 1230, I was able to
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I had spent the winter in Bermuda. That was not part of the plan. It just happened, I first went to Bermuda for repairs and a little rest. At the end of December, I departed Bermuda. I was headed for the Caribbean. However, on my second day, I had traveled a little over 110 miles,
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As mentioned in the previous post, The #1 bus takes the road along the south shore. That description was a bit oversimplified. There is a bus, the #6 that goes to St. David’s Island as well. I have not been to St. David’s Island yet. This post describes my recent week-long visit to Castle Harbor,
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There are four buses that go from St. George to Hamilton on the other side of the island. The #1 goes along the south shore. The #3 takes the Middle Rd. The #10 and #11 go along the north shore. I chose to take the #10 to a village called Flats. This is where the
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There is no escaping it! I had to go home, go through the mail and sort out all the tax information. Thankfully, my brother-in-law, Bob, has been checking on the house and putting the mail on the kitchen table. So, it only took a few hours to find all the paperwork. The Mustang is licensed
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It was Friday, January 13th, 2023. Yes, Friday the 13th. I’m not superstitious. Why should I be? I am not a Knight Templar! When I returned to Bermuda a couple of weeks ago, I sailed through The Town Cut into Convict Bay. With a broken propellor shaft, the anchor was set under sail alone. I
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The boat was rolling from the 6-8 foot waves. I had just completed locking the propeller shaft so it could not slide back and jam the rudder again. Fighting off seasickness, I was able to put the locker back together. Its contents stowed neatly. In less than 10 minutes, the wind was over 30 kts!
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