Somebody started the rumor that any sailor, departing without painting one’s name on the wall, was to bring down Neptune’s wrath, followed by an unlucky voyage. Some of the more superstitious have been leaving their memento in form of an artwork behind – on the wall or pavement at the Horta marina.
Take a walk through one of the largest outdoor artwork collection on the Azores. Thousands of yachts arrive every year in Horta’s marina and my guess is one third of them leaves a painting in return for Neptune’s blessing.