Vivero to La Coruña
The day after arrival in Spain (Sunday), after pancakes, we headed out and anchored in the Ria de Vivero in a quiet spot just off a beach.
On Mon we left Vivero & headed for Puerto de Bares (photo, 1494 by my finger) only 8M away. A lovely anchorage with amazingly bright turquise water & a tiny village - the most Northerly port in Spain¡
Next day we sailed for Cariño. Another cracking sail, although the destination was not as pretty as our previous 2 anchorages. We decided to stay in Cariño the next day & chill out. This was a mistake as the 2nd night the wind increased to such an extent that we decided it would be foolish to leave. So, stuck in Cariño waiting for the weather.
On the night of the 12th we experienced gale force winds and we stood anchor watches. On Sunday 13th the wind further increased so that the sea was whipped up and swept along its' surface in sheets to mingle with the often heavy rain. I had 2 anchors out with 50m scope on each in a depth of only 5m water & I felt v vunerable. In fact I felt scared¡ The way the wind was violently gusting around us, the spray flying, the waves crashing against thje harbour wall. Susi even looked up from her sudoko and cocked an eyebrow¡¡
The anchor held though, and from Cariño we sailed to Cedeira and now La Coruña¡
On Mon we left Vivero & headed for Puerto de Bares (photo, 1494 by my finger) only 8M away. A lovely anchorage with amazingly bright turquise water & a tiny village - the most Northerly port in Spain¡
Next day we sailed for Cariño. Another cracking sail, although the destination was not as pretty as our previous 2 anchorages. We decided to stay in Cariño the next day & chill out. This was a mistake as the 2nd night the wind increased to such an extent that we decided it would be foolish to leave. So, stuck in Cariño waiting for the weather.
On the night of the 12th we experienced gale force winds and we stood anchor watches. On Sunday 13th the wind further increased so that the sea was whipped up and swept along its' surface in sheets to mingle with the often heavy rain. I had 2 anchors out with 50m scope on each in a depth of only 5m water & I felt v vunerable. In fact I felt scared¡ The way the wind was violently gusting around us, the spray flying, the waves crashing against thje harbour wall. Susi even looked up from her sudoko and cocked an eyebrow¡¡
The anchor held though, and from Cariño we sailed to Cedeira and now La Coruña¡
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