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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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