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29 July – Vigo repairs and some cool jazz

By Richard. Posted on August 3rd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:14.5N 008:43.3W We roused ourselves early the morning after the Irish Party to put the boat alongside in Vigo for a couple of d...

25 July – an Irish party in Galicia

By Richard. Posted on July 29th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:15.5N 8:51.1W Tuesday was a sun and wind day – very appropriate for a short hop from Cangas around to the Ria de Aldan and an eagerly ...

FW: 24 July – Diplomacy in Vigo

By Richard. Posted on July 28th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:13.9N 8:44.55W Monday was an odd day in Galicia. Tuesday is a provincial holiday to celebrate the life of St James of Compostela, so...

23 July – Island paradise and Vigo Delight

By Richard. Posted on July 26th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:12.14N 008:54.25W Well, the Seafood festival in Raxo didn’t start until Friday, but we trawled through Tripadvisor and were well look...

20 July – Bent Metal and the Ria Pontevedra

By Richard. Posted on July 22nd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:23.9N 008:45W Wednesday dawned wet and windy. I wondered how we might get out of our half sized berth into a narrow channel between ...

18 July – at Illa de Arousa and Pedras Negras

By Richard. Posted on July 22nd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:27.46N 008:55.1W By early afternoon, the fog had lifted sufficiently that we could resume our planned move across the Ria to the isla...

17 July in the Ria de Arousa

By Richard. Posted on July 17th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:36.32N 008:51.9W So, with further repairs to the outboard in mind, we left San Francisco bay on Thursday lunchtime and made a fast pa...

13 July – Finisterre to San Francisco Bay is just 20 miles…

By Richard. Posted on July 16th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:45.52N 009:03.99W … well it is in these parts, anyway! San Francisco is a small village at the western entrance of the Ria de Muros....

11 July – a short stop at the end of the world

By Richard. Posted on July 11th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:45.525N 009:03.97W The plan for Sunday in Camarinas was to hire bikes and make our way along the coastal paths to the English Cemetery...

8 July at Ria de Camarinas

By Richard. Posted on July 8th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

43:08.1N 009:10.5W We spent Thursday at anchor in Corme, doing some essential admin, changing a filter on the watermaker and ‘just relax...

5 July – Old Ferrol and the Percebes Capital of the World

By Richard. Posted on July 5th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

43:15.8N 8:57.6W The Spanish Armada sailed from Old Ferrol and got a drubbing from Sir Francis Drake (a previous commander of the Devonp...

29 June – 2 Jul: Backroads and beaches

By Richard. Posted on July 4th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

43:25.54N 8:14.2W Cambados is a slightly unusual fishing port, in that the centre of town is a few hundred yards inland. There are prob...

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