Azores to Spain

Horta Azores to Vigo Spain

Nine days and three low pressure system storms later we finally made the Northwest Coast of Spain.   Of all the legs on this 6000 mile journey from the Panama this one was the most challenging and intense.  Everything else we had encountered to date was really only a warm up for this voyage.

Our sailing vessel “Ar Seiz Avel” is incredibly solid and steady and kept us moving forward with relative ease in spite of the high winds and massive seas.  Just as the last storm eased we made landfall in Spain and were able to safely  tuck in on the lea side of the Spanish nature reserve Isla San Martino near Vigo.  There we anchored for a couple of days just to recoup from the voyage and to prepare ourselves for entering civilization again.

Now we are poised to fly to Holland after successfully putting “Ar Seiz Avel” in at a lovely marina near the city of Vigo.  There she will remain until we resume our “Sea Gypsy” travels.

Once we are in Holland we will share the full story.  For now please know we are happy and safe and have had an incredible ride together.

With kindest regards,

Paul and Barbara Ann