You know that feeling you get when you are out in the middle of nowhere?
At this moment, we were equidistant to NOTHING! Everything was far away and the only thing we have seen for over a week are waves. Sunrise, sunset, and cloudy skies block out the sun. The only difference from day to night is the color of the sky, grey by day, black by night.
We left the Azores about 11 days ago and are now roughly as far from them as we are close to our destination in Mainland Portugal. The funny part is we are actually closer to Ireland right now than we are to any Portuguese territory!
Day in and day out, we have not really enjoyed this voyage as much as our sail to the Azores. That passage was full of warm days and beautiful skies. We spent most of that passage out in the cockpit relaxing, eating, and playing games. This passage has been cold, rainy, and rough. Watch is performed by poking your head out the companionway every so often to confirm that you are still alone out in the middle of the ocean with no one and nothing around you.
