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We are heading across the pond tomorrow. After lots of practice, planning, and repairs, we are taking the best boat built in the last 40 years (that’s Aleta) across to the Azores. From there we’ll be exploring Europe (including the un-Brexited UK) and reporting on our adventures. Thanks to satellite communications we may even post a blog or two as we head over.
Keeley has joined Aleta’s crew and we’re very glad to have her. An inveterate adventurer herself, she has hopped aboard on her way to a gig in Iceland. Our plan is to get her at least half way there – I think the Azores are halfway to Iceland, right?
The American and European weather reports (GRIBs) have aligned and both are directing us north to 43 degrees of latitude where we’ll hang a right. That, in summary, is our float plan. We should be there within 3 weeks, about the time the potato chips run out.
If you’d like to follow us, we have set up a tracking page – see here: Tracking Aleta! It’s not entirely clear that this page is working and we won’t have time to troubleshoot Google and Spot Tracking APIs. If it’s not working by the time you read this we’re still inexplicably lying off the coast of Africa.
For those of you puzzled how Aleta transported to Africa, this link should give a better view of her location:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0BB9GS7GP5y00QHSqRrcIknBF1Y7TL5bH
Wait! Hold on, I wanna come. I’m packing my potato chips right now (0: xoxo!!
I’ll fix Brexit before you arrive; Looking forward to a few pints on the shores of the Isles in a couple of months. tracking seems to be working.
Thanks Brendan! Judging by the weather, we’ll need hot toddies! Looking forward to some hearty British political chaos, too!
Arriving in the Azores and Europe, may your teeth be
sun-bleached from smiling. Bon voyage.
Thanks Brad! As captain I’m always smiling and never grumpy. Or is it the other way around?
Fair weather and a joyful voyage!
We had both, thanks!
God speed.
Thanks Patti – s/he delivered and we set a new personal best for a passage from the Caribbean to the Azores!
Oh boy, this has shades of the Mongolian adventure redeux, with just a different Rideout. Oh the places you’ll go… safely I hope.
And away we went! Turns out this Rideout is MUCH better value!
“And a bit with a dog…”, G. Rush, Master of the Revels,
Shakespeare In Love
Not to mention, Keeley the Pirate’s daughter!