Monthly Archives: July 2012

La Coruna

We awoke to drizzle and mist in Cedeira harbour but the anchor had held well and we were visited by yet more dolphins but alas it was too murky for photos. The wind was non existent so we motored the … Continue reading

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The first thousand miles

We have now done over 1,000 nautical miles so we are more than two thirds the way to Gibraltar. It seems like only yesterday that we left Haslar Marina in Gosport for Cherbourg. We should have known that nothing would … Continue reading

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Cedeira

This was supposed to be a gentle sail from Viveiro to Cedeira (30nm) so that we had a pleasant lazy afternoon in a pretty location, tucked into a Ria, laying at anchor. Of course, the wind ended up being on the … Continue reading

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Another day, another Ria

We left Ribadeo around midday waiting for slack water as there is a vicious back eddy by our pontoon. In the Rias, the ebb tide runs strong so care is needed manoeuvring in tight spots like marinas. We wanted to … Continue reading

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The Rias of Galicia

It was another sunny start to the day but sadly, with very little wind so we motored the 65 miles from Gijon to Ribadeo, the first of the Galician Rias. We are currently in a marina just inside the estuary … Continue reading

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Au Revoir France, Hola Espana!

On Thursday at midday we started our journey to cross the Bay of Biscay. The weather forecast was good – moderate swell and wind strength and the wind direction moving from SW (the direction we wanted to go) to N/NW. … Continue reading

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