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There’s always something…..
The day started fine although overcast and forecast of drizzle. Lovely. However, for once the forecast was wrong and within an hour or so the sun broke through to give us blue skies. We sailed out of A Coruna with … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
La Palais on Belle Ile
We spent the morning buying various bits and bobs for the boat from the chandleries and riggers in Crouesty before sailing over to Belle Ile. As we were about half way across a fog bank rolled in cutting visibility to … Continue reading
Port Crouesty in the drizzle
The wind has dropped significantly today and we have come out of the Morbihan to Port Crouesty just outside the entrance to the Golfe. Crouesty is a massive marina or should I say 5 marinas in one place. We have … Continue reading
Supping a beer lamenting the loss of boat hook
We had a gentle sail from Port Tudy to the Golfe du Morbihan in Quiberon Bay. There was only 6-9 knots of wind but we managed 5 knots. Going round Quiberon peninsular we had a foul tide of 2-3 knots … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 