June 3, 2008
This morning we are off the 100 miles to Vilamaura, our final destination on the mainland. This is a town very close to Faro, and a large tourist destination among Brits and Spaniards. A beautiful marina that has over 1000 slips. Fuel, unfortunately for us, is very expensive in Portugal. They at least do quite a lot of fishing here, both for bluefin tuna and blue marlin in August and September. We had many local fisherman come down to see TIGHTLINE, and for a change, knew what they were looking at! We are back in the land of tides (there were none in the MED) and back to floating docks….a much easier way to dock.
This morning we are off the 100 miles to Vilamaura, our final destination on the mainland. This is a town very close to Faro, and a large tourist destination among Brits and Spaniards. A beautiful marina that has over 1000 slips. Fuel, unfortunately for us, is very expensive in Portugal. They at least do quite a lot of fishing here, both for bluefin tuna and blue marlin in August and September. We had many local fisherman come down to see TIGHTLINE, and for a change, knew what they were looking at! We are back in the land of tides (there were none in the MED) and back to floating docks….a much easier way to dock.
Jeremiah and Cory are pouring over tackle, getting all ready for the monster blues we are hoping to find in Madeira. Brian is still scratching his head, but is a great help cranking on line. It will be sad to see Brian go…he has been a huge asset and a pleasure to have on the boat. If anyone wants to charter a sailboat in the MED or Caribbean next year, let me know, and we’ll get in touch with him!
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