Losing Track of the Dot - a Note from Home

I've noticed that the transponder has been skipping a few hours, which reminded me of the satellite coverage map that iBoatTrack gave me when we started this journey. I dug up the map they gave me and took a look. Good thing Rhonda didn't know that they would be outside of satellite tracking range or she might not have let Danny go!




You can see on this coverage map that after they leave the Cape Verde Islands they will be out of range for the rest of the crossing. I know that our knowing exactly where they are does not make them any safer, but it makes me feel better.

The plan is for Scott & Armando to meet up with Danny in Praia, which is the main city in the Cape Verde Islands. It is the only city that has a Brazilian Consulate and Danny & Scott need a visa to enter Brazil. Danny will arrive in Praia tonight. Scott and Armando were supposed to be there to meet him, but they are running a little late due to the trouble getting out of Gilbralter.

Severance will leave the Cape Verdes as soon as they get the visas. Armando thinks they should be able to get it same day, which would be Monday, March 2. They will provision and then leave as soon as possible because Scott and Danny will have hot dates waiting for them in Brazil. (I imagine that Armando does also!!!).

Rhonda and I will meet them in Fortaleza, Armando's home town. We are also hoping that Madeline, the good friend that Scott and Armando made in Plymoth, will come also. She was all set to come, but is trying to decide now that it turns out they only plan on staying in Brazil for a week. It's a long way to go for a week.

Rhonda and I both have our flights. I will arrive Saturday March 28 and leave April 5. Rhonda arrives on Sunday, March 29 and will stay until April 20th. Danny plans to jump ship in Fortaleza and he and Rhonda will spend some time exploring Brazil, including a boat trip down the Amazon.

Scott assures us they will be there before we arrive. He'd better be there! He can pull that "We've got no plans and we're sticking to them" with Danny and Jim, but with me - he'd better have a plan and stick to it!!