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Fw: 21 Aug – Discovering Lisbon

By Richard. Posted on August 23rd, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Portugal.

38:40.6N 009:19W We sailed from Leixoes on 17 August, bound for Lisbon. The weather was kind to us initially and for the first 18...

15 Aug – Learning, beach holidays and great sardines

By Richard. Posted on August 21st, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Portugal.

Day 2 of the Northern Portugal Pedal Car Rally saw us complete a circuit in the Douro region before heading south to the ancient u...

14 Aug 2017 – a Douro Day

By Richard. Posted on August 18th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Portugal.

You can’t spend an afternoon at a Port Lodge without developing an itch to see the fabled Douro River. So we took advantage of th...

13 Aug 2017 – Shiny tiles and cobbled streets V5

By Richard. Posted on August 17th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Portugal.

41:11.2N 008:42.35W The wind blew on Thursday too, so nobody left the marina at Leixoes and we went ashore in the rubber boat to d...

9 Aug – Leixoes Laundry Blues

By Richard. Posted on August 13th, 2017 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Portugal.

41:11.08N 008:42:4W Tuesday 8 August marks the day we left Spain and entered Portugal. Rich Maltby departed first thing to fly back hom...

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 ...

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