Log Entry: June 24
        
         On June 21st-22nd, we did our errands and I had a chance to SHOP.  I didn't
        hurt our budget in the slightest because there is no more room on the boat to store
        anything.  However, I did manage to buy more food and put that away.  We found
        a couple of great restaurants for some wonderful meals.  We also went to the
        movies (Subtitles are in Portuguese) The movies were $350 escudos. ($200
        escudos =$1.00) My heart sinks when they tell us that the bill for dinner for three
        of us costs $10,000 escudos!!!  Then I realize that it is only $50 and we had a bottle
        of wine or two with dinner, coffee and dessert.  I do not feel bad at all!!!
         June 23rd got here awfully quickly. All of a sudden it's time to go again!  We
        really enjoyed the Azores.  They are a very special group of islands!  We both hope
        we will be able to return for another stay.
         Now it's time to get Boundless ready for another passage.  We have to pack
        things away and  dog (tighten) all the ports and hatches. Last minute provisioning,
        changing the oil and zincs and I think we are ready!  In the morning we disconnect
        all the umbilicals (water and power, stow the dinghy, do one last check and push
        off.  It is an hour and a half to the start and everybody knows we are racing today. 
        It will be another downwind start.  It is only Faith, Kenny and I for this last leg of
        about 1000 miles. We decide to start in full color. We will cross the line with our
        spinnaker flying.  Kenny had the helm and he did a great job of getting us to the
        line in about third place and it wasn't long before every other boat was also
        scrambling to get their spinnakers set because we were pulling away (all except
        Persistence). They were keeping up with us with just their jib and main. When they
        finally did put up their spinnaker,  they pulled ahead.  The race is on. We flew the
        spinnaker for a few hours and decided to try wing and wing. We set up the boat
        and flew downwind with the jib on one side of the mast and the main on the other.
        It is easy to maintain a good course heading with a working autopilot! Just after
        dark we started the engine and it is still running!
         There are only 6 boats going to Portugal. The others have left early or they are
        going to the UK. We will all stay in touch by SSB radio throughout our voyage.
        Faith will be controlling the daily position/weather briefings and sending position
        info to World Cruising to be posted on their web page, www.worldcruising.net
        Follow along and see how we do!
         We are now getting ready for our second night out. We have passed the other
        boats and hope to get to Lagos, Portugal in 6-7 days. The first night is always the
        worst. Trying to get used to sleeping and living in a moving environment. It will
        be dark again because of the new moon. It is cloudy so we might not see many
        stars but last night they were extraordinary!  Faith is back on track with great meals
        for us all as well as her new duties for the fleet.