Argo begins its odyssey

     Its been an enjoyable, informative and busy week on Lanzarote, and now it’s time to set sail tomorrow. We are part of a group called the Atlantic Odyssey, which consists of about 23 boats that will depart the harbor at noon. After about the first day we likely won’t see anyone from the group until we meet in the Caribbean on the island of Martinique though! We expect the trip to take about 21 days and we’ll be stopping at every Holiday Inn along the way (Haha,). 

Boats in the Marina Lanzarote 

Helicopter rescue demonstration 

How many people can you fit in an 8 man life raft? 6. 

Castle by the sea 

     It’s been a bee hive of activity these last few days with all the boats and crew crossing off the finals to-do’s on their lists. I think after about 7 trips to the grocery store we have enough food and provisions aboard. I just hope we have enough chips to last the duration. Darv plans to troll along the way so hopefully we'll have some tasty fish dinner as well! 

Octopus lovin' 

Darv caught it AND cooked it! So delicious! He's the boss at cooking anything from the sea!  

     Dad and Darv are at the skipper’s briefing right now then it’s off to the farewell party and fireworks here at the yacht club. Finally, we'll all take some sea sickness pills and try not to have nightmares tonight! 

   

So long dock days, you've been good to us!   

 

Dad was the first of all the boats to raise the "Atlantic Odyssey" flag, so we won this gem!

   

So long solid ground and cute cafes! 

See you later civilization! See you all in three weeks!

“May we have fair winds and following seas”