Date: 06/23/2011Location: Horta, AzoresWeather: Sunny and WarmTitle: Thursday, Good Bye to Horta I enjoyed a nice breakfast outside overlooking the harbor. This place is so beautiful, friendly, and affordable, I know I will bring Kim back here some day. The taxi ride to the airport was easy enough but getting out of the Azores proved to be difficult. My original flight to San Miguel was cancelled because a plane crashed on the runway, so they booked me to a...

Date: Monday, 5/30/2011Location: St. Georges, BermudaWeather: Light breeze, SunnyTitle: Day 3 Ashore Today I took the bus to Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda. I needed to buy a new 12 volt charger for my iPod and as luck would have it, there was an Apple store right across the street from the bus stop. They had just what I was looking for. So then I looked for an Internet cafe and found one called Juice & Beans. I ordered a cup of coffee and some coffee cak...

Date: Sunday, 05/29/2011Location: St. Georges, BermudaWeather: Light breeze, SunnyTitle: Day 2 Ashore I decided that I was going to find a Protestant church and attend services. Barry took us to shore and I walked to town. I eventually found the Methodist Church in time for the 1100 service. I was surprised to find how similar the services were. They even had a "praise band" but let's just say that it paled in comparison to Marion Christian. I knew every one of ...

Date: Saturday 05/28/2011Location: St. Georges, BermudaWeather: Light breeze, Sunny This morning everyone slept in and it was nice to get a full night's sleep for a change. The only boat work we did was to replace the genoa halyard shackle and re-install the genoa. After that we went ashore to do laundry at the yacht club and then into town for the afternoon. We all split up and went our separate ways which I think is necessary after being in such closed quart...

Date: Friday, 05/27/2011Location: St. Georges, BermudaWeather: Moderate Winds, SunnyTitle: Landfall, Bermuda I woke up at 0430 for my watch and I could clearly see the coast of Bermuda and the waves breaking on the reef all along the coast. I took the helm and headed for the buoy marking the channel entrance, still several miles ahead. The channel entrance is clearly marked with channel buoys but only about 60 feet wide. Once inside, the bay opens up into a lar...