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- 07.10.2024, 17:36
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 ft
- PortugalDistrito de SetúbalSesimbraPorto de Abrigo38°26’12” N 9°6’45” W
Sesimbra
7. Oktober in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We have already been in Sesimbra for a couple of days now. We discovered ;) this harbor by accident two and half years ago. Back then we were bringing Nimrod to the Netherlands with Suzanne and Bart Sr. On our way north we had to find shelter to wait out a storm. We were 'stuck' here for a couple of days before we could continue our trip. This time we came back on purpose to sit out the storm brought to us by (ex)hurricane Kirk. We knew from our previous experience that we would be very sheltered in the marina here. So, as one of the very few boats, we left the seemingly safe surroundings of Lisbon and set sail a bit further south around the corner to Sesimbra. We couldn't have been happier with this decision.
First of all, we barely noticed anything of the storm. The morning of Tuesday to Wednesday this part of the Portuguese coast was supposed to get hit of winds going up to 45 kts. Well, let me tell you that we both woke up around 7 am because we felt that we wind was picking up. We woke up 2 or 3 hours later . We barely noticed a thing here in the harbor. We made a good decision.
The sea out there is still quite rough because of Kirk. Besides, some other storm is also still raging around a bit. Therefore, we have been 'stuck' here again. It definitely does not feel as being stuck here at all. We have kind of turned it into a short vacation. We took a day to just lay on the couch and both watch some movies or a series; we went on a run; we went on a couple of hikes; we cleaned the boat; did some boat jobs to keep Perky our engine in good shape; walked around town a couple of times and we even swam in the ocean since it was a gorgeous summer day. We are loving life here at the moment!
I almost forgot that Bart had to lift me up in the mast again. No, not because he was getting sick of me, I also didn't lose a bet. When we arrived in the harbor we suddenly noticed that one of our spreaders (zaling) was hanging down. On our way here we were surprised by a gust of wind, up to 30 knots, that came with a cloud filled with rain. Possibly it happened then, not sure. Most importantly we were able to fix it ourselves before Kirk came to visit us.Weiterlesen
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