The Burnetts are still in a bit of a post-offshore daze. The technical term for this is “secondary adrenal insufficiency” that resulted from a week of unusually high endogenous cortisol production. But Mel will call this “a daze.” Don’t want to intimidate people.
We have spent our time doing a few boat fixes, touring around beautiful Horta, and hanging out with our boat buddies from ZigZag. I will post soon some pics of land, but here are some pics of our crossing. A video will be coming as soon as Mel can stay awake long enough to edit it. We will be leaving Faial on Saturday for Sao Miguel, a sail of less than 24 hours. Enjoy the pics!
We do some quick repairs to the jib before leaving Bermuda. The jib is very important.
We learn the generator’s impeller is chewed up just before we leave. Easy fix.
Mel gets in the spirit as we leave Bermuda
“Onward!”
The main is hoisted just outside St. George. We are off!
Greg looks so…not tired…the first day out.
One of our fuel bladders we didn’t need.
Gypsy watches for traffic.
The fishing net that fouled our prop
Greg frees the net as we heave to in the middle of the ocean
Greg’s line that he used to replace the shackle that broke
Our spinnaker, before the explosion
Sunset at sea
The sea riles up a bit at sunset
The sea turns black when you look at it askance
Mel gets a little scared when the waves kick up.
Gypsy poses during her watch
Gypsy enjoys the wheatgrass Mel grew for her
We pass a tanker.
A cargo ship bound for the US. Good. We need our giant pipes.
More sunset.
A clipper ship crosses our path.
Mel eyes the clipper ship suspiciously.
The dolphins come out to play for 45 minutes
This one is practicing for The Leap, a popular dolphin TV show.
Dolphins are not like dogs. They are more competitive!
Nice arc. Score: 9.
The middle one is the show-off
Greg surveys the restless seas. It is cold out.
Waves break and give the sea some color
Our warp, which we deployed to help the autopilot manage the big waves
Badges of honor from hand steering. Mel’s blister is smaller because she has more finesse.
The 5 day barometer change. The dip is where things suck.
The 24 hour barometric change. Going up that fast is not good either.
LAND HO!
This photo has been doctored to represent how awesome it looks in Mel’s mind
Wow! So…landy.
Our hull after the crossing. Fan not originally in hull. Fan originally in saloon, ended up in hull.
