Thurs 7th June till Now
On Thurs 7th we decided, after checking the forecast, to leave Portosin. Unhappily I went to pay the harbour dues but the nice receptionist let us pay the rate for a boat under 8m, so the damage was under 24 Euro for 2 nights.
We were late leaving Portosin & we motor-sailed most of the way to arrive at about 2100 in San Vincente (no probs experienced from the exhaust pipe!). It was a seemingly nice beach anchorage but we awoke at 0300 to find that the wind had turned onshore and 1494 was riding quite large waves. It reminded me of the time I had anchored my previous yacht "Taboo" off Woolacombe beach (a spot favoured by surfers). I didn't get much sleep that night either!
I was pleased to leave San Vincente & we had a leisurely sail into the Ria de Pontevedra (where we saw more dolphins) & up to the touristy but fantastic little town of Combarro. I really liked the narrow streets & flights of steps winding their way between the old stone houses & it was the 1st place in Spain where I said to Susi "I wouldn't mind living here". Also there were a couple of bars where we could tie up the tender & sup a beer while able to see Vega1494.
On the 9th we sailed to Beluso, also in the Ria de Pontevedra, & dropped the hook off a small rocky beach set at the foot of a steep cliff. This anchorage was notable for 2 things: - We had our 1st encounter with "boat boys"; they were after a beer & they got one, mainly because we were erm busy & it was the easiest way to get rid of them! - This was the 1st time I went spear fishing & I spent 3 hours in the water without catching anything except, possibly, a cold! It was an interesting experience though, plenty of life down there but nothing worth eating.
Monday 11th we went into town for internet weather info & decided to leave immediately to give us the chance to spend a night on the Isla Cies & then make our way to Bayona before the next lot of crap weather arrived.
Isla Cies is a nature reserve with fantastic beaches, real postcard stuff (will try to add photos soon) & we were both glad to have made the effort to visit, if only briefly.
Yesterday, the 12th, we motored most of the way against headwinds to Bayona (on this occasion we couldn' be bothered to tack upwind, although that is what we usually do if we have time). It was only the last few miles that we were able to sail, but wow! 7-8 knots boatspeed!
We were late leaving Portosin & we motor-sailed most of the way to arrive at about 2100 in San Vincente (no probs experienced from the exhaust pipe!). It was a seemingly nice beach anchorage but we awoke at 0300 to find that the wind had turned onshore and 1494 was riding quite large waves. It reminded me of the time I had anchored my previous yacht "Taboo" off Woolacombe beach (a spot favoured by surfers). I didn't get much sleep that night either!
I was pleased to leave San Vincente & we had a leisurely sail into the Ria de Pontevedra (where we saw more dolphins) & up to the touristy but fantastic little town of Combarro. I really liked the narrow streets & flights of steps winding their way between the old stone houses & it was the 1st place in Spain where I said to Susi "I wouldn't mind living here". Also there were a couple of bars where we could tie up the tender & sup a beer while able to see Vega1494.
On the 9th we sailed to Beluso, also in the Ria de Pontevedra, & dropped the hook off a small rocky beach set at the foot of a steep cliff. This anchorage was notable for 2 things: - We had our 1st encounter with "boat boys"; they were after a beer & they got one, mainly because we were erm busy & it was the easiest way to get rid of them! - This was the 1st time I went spear fishing & I spent 3 hours in the water without catching anything except, possibly, a cold! It was an interesting experience though, plenty of life down there but nothing worth eating.
Monday 11th we went into town for internet weather info & decided to leave immediately to give us the chance to spend a night on the Isla Cies & then make our way to Bayona before the next lot of crap weather arrived.
Isla Cies is a nature reserve with fantastic beaches, real postcard stuff (will try to add photos soon) & we were both glad to have made the effort to visit, if only briefly.
Yesterday, the 12th, we motored most of the way against headwinds to Bayona (on this occasion we couldn' be bothered to tack upwind, although that is what we usually do if we have time). It was only the last few miles that we were able to sail, but wow! 7-8 knots boatspeed!
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