We arrived in Camarinas and spent 6 days in port. The weather deteriorated with big Atlantic swells forecast for a few days. We also had a fair amount of rain and the winds were cold. Camarinas describes itself as the bobbin lace-making capital of the world and there are at least three lace shops and a museum of lace making to visit. Not to miss an opportunity you can buy lace coronavirus masks. Hope they are backed by something less permeable than lace. We did manage to get out and about between the showers. The coastline here is stunning and wild and is littered with ship wreaks We cycled… Read More
Continue ReadingThe Spanish Rias
When we last updated the blog we had just arrived in Baiona. Movement across the land border between Spain and Portugal was still restricted so we were a little concerned that this might cause some problems but no questions were asked and we are still waiting for our first visit from Spanish Customs. ( We had three visits when travelling in 2019). Baiona is an important sailing town with a proud heritage. It was the town where Columbus set sail for the New World. The walk around the castle and the view are good over the sea. We had planned to spend more time here but although the sea… Read More
Continue ReadingLeaving Portugal
As the time was approaching for us to leave Cascias we were watching to see when the weather might make it sensible to leave. For most of February and March the winds had been from the North and a number of times ports had been closed for days due to swells. The weather looked as if it would be good to leave on the 8th April. We left Cascias at first light on Thursday 8th April (Graham’s Birthday). Winds were light and the seas flat we needed the engine on to make progress, having the mainsail added about 0.5 knots to our speed and we made progress at around 6.5… Read More
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