the stop in mindelo, s. vicente turned out to be very interesting. not only it shortened the days at sea in this crossing but also gave the opportunity to peter and esteban to see a new place and get the sail fixed while also receiving the one I had sent. DHL was a bit delayed in the delivery and customs also slowed this down, but at the end it arrived.
this place reminded esteban a lot of jamaica. it had a beautiful marina complex and a colorful and somewhat shanty town outside with kind and helpful people. a lot of the other sailors that make a stop in mindelo also ran into troubles with the boat and therefore esteban was not the only one waiting for parts here. of course a lot of time was spent here with customs and authorities rather than sightseeing, but because the purpose of the stop was to get the sail, he focused on getting just that. they did see the town and enjoyed some of the food and bars nearby. 
the marina was excellent and very comfortable.
with the two sails now on board they finally departed again towards Barbados on the first of december. now they are less than 2000 miles away from the caribbean!
Fair winds to the crew. We had dinner with Esteban twice while we were docked near him in Gibraltar. We had the green HC33. We are glad to hear he is on his way. We had a disaster in Menorca. In September, our boat burned practically to the water line and sunk. We escaped with just the clothes on our bodies. You can read more about it at www.dolphinsvoyage.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI will post a link at our site to yours so we can keep track of your adventures. Yours has been a fascinating voyage. Best of luck and fair winds.
-Mathias and Jennifer