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16 Oct – More Moorish Meandering

By Richard. Posted on October 20th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

36:08.1 N 005:21.3W The spare parts arrived in Gibraltar on Friday afternoon, moments after the chaps in Customs had gone home for the we...

22 Sept – the glorious city of Seville

By Richard. Posted on October 2nd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

36:08.93N 005:21.2W On Wednesday we climbed out of bed at the Parador in Arcos de la Frontera to visit a Convent for breakfast. The Sis...

20 Sept – Los Pueblos Blancos

By Richard. Posted on October 2nd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

36:08.93N 005:21.2W Our first visitors in Gibraltar were our good friends Bob and Sylvia Sanguinetti. Bob (a Gibraltarian by birth) has...

16 Sept 2017 – Bulls and Bodegas

By Richard. Posted on September 19th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

36:35.4N 006:13.7W In the hope of obtaining the cooling water pipe for the engine as soon as it arrived from Lisbon, we shifted out of ...

7 August: Farewell to you, Spanish Rias…

By Richard. Posted on August 9th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:07.2N 008:50.5W It’s a short trip across the Ria de Baiona to the port where news of the New World first reached the rest of civilisa...

6 Aug – of islands, the Romans, bling and bliss

By Richard. Posted on August 6th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Spain.

42:08.75N 008:50.03W I am writing this on a perfect Sunday evening: glass of chilled Albarino white wine to hand, clear blue skies, calm...

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...

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16 Oct – More Moorish Meandering

22 Sept – the glorious city of Seville

20 Sept – Los Pueblos Blancos

16 Sept 2017 – Bulls and Bodegas

7 August: Farewell to you, Spanish Rias…

6 Aug – of islands, the Romans, bling and bliss

29 July – Vigo repairs and some cool jazz

25 July – an Irish party in Galicia

FW: 24 July – Diplomacy in Vigo

23 July – Island paradise and Vigo Delight

20 July – Bent Metal and the Ria Pontevedra

18 July – at Illa de Arousa and Pedras Negras

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