Ep37 | A week at the Balaia Golf Village Resort: The Algarve Coast, Portugal

December 26, 2020 - January 5, 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------- We take a taxi a short ride over to the Balaia Golf Village Resort where my parents sponsored our stay with their RCI points since their plans fell through to meet us there for the last part of Christmas break. We were thrilled to get off the boat for a little while and get a little more "leg room". It felt luxurious, even though the standards were pretty average. Appliances like a dishwasher, freezer and laundry machine + dryer felt like a fairytale and sleeping with no worries was exciting to us at first. This week was a treat, and although we had a lot of time, there wasn't much to do, except explore the coastline and take a bike ride. It was way too cold to swim, so that was a bit of a bummer when there were so many inviting swimming pools in the resort. But, we made the best of it and dipped our toes in. Our week at the resort was coming to a close, and it was time to pack up the boat so we could move on. Back at the marina in Albufeira, Niko and Espen found a mini trampoline to practice their tricks on for a few days while we got ready for a short passage. After a short passage to Lagos, we would need to hang around for a little until we received the Iridium Go Sattelite wifi hotspot and wind vane that we ordered. We would of course need time to install the two appliances as well. We use the time to get ELANE in ship shape as we wanted everything to be perfect for our first offshore sail that would take 4-5 days. And then we'd FINALLY arrive the CANARIES!!! We were antsy to embark on our longest passage yet over to the Canary Islands that would take us about 4 days to cross. But, you'll have to stay tuned to see why our little stopover would, yet again, last a LOT longer than expected. Fair Winds, ELANE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS: MOVAVI VIDEO SUITE 2025 EPIDEMIC SOUND