The weather's a little grey today so we did a few admin jobs (James up the mast and feeling quite secure in the wonderful Banks Bosun's Chair) and then we set off in the dinghy to investigate the marine nature reserve at Ensenada Marisas de Esteiro. We had our picnic in splendid isolation on the […]
Thanks to Red Passion we were able to sail most of the way to Ria de Cedeira despite the extremely light winds. Brilliant investment (sorry if you've heard that one before!). After finding the entrance to the Ria (remarkably like trying to find the entrance to Kvitsoy in Norway) we motored up the Ria and […]
Just a short hop along the coast to A Coruna to the marina to organise our long term stay and we bumped into James Anderson - it really is a small world - and thanks to him for all his tips on places to visit on our travels. After taking on water - rather more […]
On the third day of Fiesta in Ares we were greeted with a 16 blast rocket salute at 10am! Carlos, in charge of the fireworks and originally from Bournemouth, spoke great english and explained the rocket blasts were tradition and the morning one had been let off late as it was Sunday! There would be […]
After much deliberation and consideration - because no answers were quite right - we are awarding the £10 to charity prize to Rob Newman on Red Rock for the invention of a hankelplate and grivvel although we did feel that looking for Claire's pearl earring, sanding off Rioja stains and hiding from customs and excise […]
We’re now anchored safely in Ares having had an abortive attempt to stay at Sada marina. Along the way we raced crabs (lost!) and played with dolphins. Absolutely wonderful and what sailing is all about. The bonus of being in Ares was meeting up with Swallow again, but not staying in Sada meant that we […]
We have moved again, a very gentle sail of 14 nm from Laxe and its dunes and long sandy beach to Porto Malpica. The scenery couldn't be more different. Porto Malpica is protected by an enormous sea wall and the harbour is full of fishing vessels but the extraordinary sight is the array of brightly […]
The trip back north is having its bonuses .... we actually saw the coastline in sunshine and can see why it is so appropriately named the Coast of Death! Every bit as challenging as sailing around the Cornish coast. Thank goodness for modern technology is all we can say! Laxe is a great little port […]
We had meant to stop in Muxia but a jammed genoa and strong winds meant we had overshot the entrance by the time we had all the sail under control so instead we went to Camarinas. Amazing what you learn by mistake – Camarinas is famous for its lace and hosts the annual international lace […]
We have often been asked if we carry a weapon on board. Until now the answer has been 'No'. However, we have now added a lethal weapon - the Flywop! And very effective it is too!