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Inland to Santiago De Compostella
Gosh eight days have past so quickly. Now….25th July Having been so long in the coastal town of A Coruna we decided to have a day in land to Santiago De Compostella which is an hour south west. We took a bus from A Coruña (6 Euros) and had a lovely day wandering the streets … Continue reading
Ribadeo to A Coruna
After 5 nights in Ribadeo we set off along the coast to the find a lovely anchorage in the Ria de Viviero… namely Vicedo. It took 4 attempts for the anchor to hold in the weedy sandy seabed, but it was worth the perseverance as this was a memorable point of our journey.. for me … Continue reading
The Galician Coast
SUNDAY 15Th JULY On the morning of the 11th June 06.00hrs we slipped the pontoon at Gijon and set sail for Ribadeo. leaving the Asturian coast to meet the Galician coast. We began sailing but soon had to take the sail down in the 6 knots of WNW winds. The sea was calm and the … Continue reading
NO DOLPHIN !
Howard and Chris M … please come back , we haven’t seen any dolphin, porpoise or whale since you left!!
Rain in Gijon !
No wonder they call it the Emerald coast…… It does rain here. We sailed along the coast to Gijon. ( pronounced CHiCHon… the g and J sound like the Scottish CH in loch…….. go on …..have a go !!) A much larger place this time. The Spanish holidays are definitely in full swing now. There … Continue reading