Thanks to Martyn's swift response we now know we would have been flying the Alderney flag to cross the border from Spain to Portugal! Claire bought the Portuguese flag but didn't open the packet until an hour before the border ....... minor panic set it, but all was resolved as Claire cobbled together a proximile […]
£10 to your favourite charity if you can help us out and name this flag. First correct answer – with nominated charity – wins this wonderful prize! Once we have the answer you will find out why we have had to ask the question!! And yes, we are in Portugal!!!
We were supposed to be overnighting in Bayona but Claire spotted a pretty church spire in the distance so plans were changed and we are now anchored off Panxon having visited the church of St Juan Bautista! The church has stunning mosaic ceilings which were a real surprise and well worth a visit. There are […]
This sacrifical anode replacement lark is catching. As if getting up at 3am to move Hecla off the wall to the pontoon wasn't bad enough, James decided Ocean Rainbow needed her anodes checking! So in the wee small hours we swapped locations and now Ocean Rainbow is secured against the wall and, as I type, […]
We had a lovely sail from Ria de Arousa back to Ria de Pontevedra and we are alongside a pontoon in a sweet little harbour by Praia de Beluso to the west of Bueu. We're waiting for the tide to go out so that we can help Jon Lister on Hecla to change his sacrificial anodes and mount […]