21 October 1992 Nazare to Figuera de Foz
We decided to go around to Figuera de Foz for a few days. There wasn’t any wind so we motored all the way. It was very cold and we both had hangovers from our evening with Baccus. I spectacularly threw up after an hour at sea, Glenys just looked very rough.
22 October 1992 Figuera de Foz
We looked around Figuera de Foz – nice town. A Dutch boat arrived and moored next to us with Albert and Helen – had a few drinks with them.
23 October 1992 Figuera de Foz
We had another day looking around Figuera de Foz and went out for an evening meal.
The weather is very variable, one day it’s raining and the next it’s blue skies. The temperature is 5 - 15 degrees depending on whether the sun is out. What is depressing is that we may get 3 days of rain which gradually makes everything in the boat damp. We have got a heater in the boat but it doesn’t work - another thing to add to my 100 item job list! A spin-off of this inclement weather is that the washing doesn’t get a chance to dry. Glenys has seized on this opportunity to take the washing to local laundries when we stop somewhere.
24 October 1992 Figuera de Foz
It was a nice sunny day so we just slobbed about. A fisherman pulled up alongside and gave us a huge bowl of sardines, what a lovely gesture...
25 October 1992 Figuera de Foz to Nazare
It was foggy first thing in the morning. We motor-sailed all the way back to Nazare in convoy with Albert & Helen. I decided that I don’t like travelling in company – I feel restricted.
We refuelled and then moored on the outside pontoon of the marina, ending the first part of our journey.
A few statistics:
- 1937 miles since we left Ipswich.
- 35 days sailing out of 83 days on board
- 352 hours sailing at an average of 5.5 knots
- 82 hours night sailing
- 160 hours under power.
I’ve put on about 8 pounds mostly due to cheap wine and the lack of self control that brings. Glenys is looking tanned and surprisingly mellow.
Brett and Craig seem to like the life and are getting to see a wide range of life styles. Brett seems to be keeping up his inquisitive nature and asks 20 questions per hour. I must admit that it is sometimes difficult to get Brett to sit down to do “school work” but his reading and writing skills are improving daily.
Their greatest pleasure (when we are ignoring them) is to play with Lego. They have requisitioned our bed during the day since it is the largest flat area in the boat and play for hours building all sorts of aircraft, pirate dens, boats, mazes, etc. The main disadvantage of this incredibly creative activity is that I keep waking up in the middle of the night with a piece of Lego stuck in some part of my body - do you know how sharp Lego is?
They have met a few children on our travels and have very quickly set up friendships. I feel that next year we must try to meet up with more boats that have children because I think that Brett & Craig miss other children’s company.
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