The view above is of the Marina and Harbour at Vila do Porto on Santa Maria. Bonny is berthed in the top left hand corner of the marina.
Today is Saturday and our original schedule had us leaving for Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel, about 60 miles to the north and therefore a day sail with favourable winds. However, the winds are not favourable. Today they are blowing more or less directly from Ponta Delgada and whilst we would eventually get there if we wait until Tuesday we should have a pleasant cruising chute sail with the wind on the beam and so that's now the plan.
Stephen and Vincent are due to fly in to Ponta Delgada a week today to spend two weeks with us cruising the islands before we start the long haul (about 2 weeks) back to the UK.
On Thursday Mick and I explored the town. Initially we were on the hunt for a bus to explore the island but having failed to find one we undertook part of one of the local walks along the hills of the coast going eastwards.
Had we started earlier before it got so hot and/ or had we been made of sterner stuff, we might have completed the whole walk and got to the main beach on the south coast some 3 or 4 miles further on. But it was bloody hot and we weren't, so we didn't.
Last night one of our guests from another boat told us that she and her father had completed the full walk and enjoyed it greatly.
So today we're going to try and do the full walk!
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