Live Update: November 25, 2022 (Patreon)

Hey guys! We made this video yesterday (Happy belated Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!) We didn't get a chance to upload it because as soon as we finished recording, all of our Atlantic provisioning groceries were delivered! What a task it was putting everything away, but we managed to fit everything into every nook and cranny we could find!

We decided to do our extensive Atlantic crossing provisioning here because we have heard it's a lot cheaper. Plus, you can find more things you can't necessarily get in the Canaries. 

I can't believe we have been here in Cascais for almost two weeks! We have been busy, busy, busy getting a long list of jobs done for the Atlantic crossing. Since we have been here waiting on, of course, packages of supplies and spare parts, we figured we could prep everything for the crossing instead of having to do it in the Canaries. 

Mads got the wind vane installed, and we are not going to lie; it's pretty dang spiffy! We are excited to get it tested when we head out of Cascais. I have gone through every locker, cabinet, and inch of Athena, cleaning her out. I've managed to get rid of a huge duffel bag of things we do not need. It's crazy how many unnecessary things pile up in only a year. I'm so glad we did a big clean and organized because now we know where everything is in case we need something on the Atlantic crossing. 

The wind vane and organizing were our two big jobs. On top of that, we got a bunch of smaller jobs done, like re-securing the arch, organizing our emergency items, and fixing loose cables and an exhaust leak.  There is no doubt Athene will be in ship shape when we leave Cascais.

When that is, we do not know. We hoped to head to Tenerife this coming Tuesday, but the weather window has changed. As of this morning, we might head to Madeira on Tuesday to start getting closer to the Canaries. We check the weather every 5 minutes, anxious to start heading to the canaries! As always, we will keep you guys updated with our next move :)

The new Wind Vane has been Installed!

We finally installed the teak steps on the swim ladder,

Because of the wind vane, we had to remove the old arch cross brace and install this one. It's not as strong as the previous one but it does the trick. 

All of our food!!!

Me anxiously looking at everything, wondering where we are going to fit it all!

Here is a photo of our old outboard in case anyone local is interested! Let us know :)