On Sunday afternoon we got an amazing sunshine for the last sailing of the season. The distance was only four nautical miles across the bay of Ría de Arousa from Caramiñal to the island of Illa de Arousa. We wanted
Xufre part 1, 1.7. – 3.7.
A Pobra do Camariñal part 1, 25.6. – 1.7.
We sailed from Sanxenxo in the beautiful sunshine 16 nautical miles north to the ría de Arousa. Suwena had a booking for a winter berth at the boatyard of Xufre on the island of Illa de Arousa. We had one
Sanxenxo 24.4. – 25.6.
On Sunday we departed from Combarro to Sanxenxo. The wind was perfect 12 to 14 knots from the west and we immediately hoisted the sails. At the end of the bay of Pontevedra the wind was directly from the nose
Combarro 21.6. – 24.6.
Combarro 21.6. – 24.6. Uncomfortable Atlantic swell in the anchorage of Islas Cíes made us rethink our Midsummer plans. Instead of trekking on the islands of Islas Cíes we sailed one ría north to the Ría de Pontevedra and to
Islas Cíes 20.6. – 21.6.
One of the most anticipated destinations of the summer were the Islands of the Gods as the ancient Romans called them or as Islas Cíes as they are better known nowadays; Illas Cíes in Galician language. These three islands, northernmost
Vigo 17.6. – 20.6.
Sunday was just a perfect summer day when everyone was at sea or was wishing to be at sea. The bay of Vigo was full of boats zig-zagging all around and going somewhere or just not going anywhere as long
Praia de Barra 16.6. – 17.6.
It was time for a new ría and so we aimed for the southernmost bay of Rías Baixas called Ría de Vigo. We intentionally skipped a few bays because after Vigo our route will bring us slowly back towards north
Portosin 12.6. – 16.6.
Finally, the day started with improved weather and the rain was gone. No wonder why the marina was suddenly empty as everyone was busy casting off the lines and going somewhere. We had also a short four nautical mile sail
Muros 2.6. – 12.6.
Last winter, when we were planning our summer cruise, Muros got our attention immediately. We were intrigued if David Eddings had named The Belgariad’s port city of Muros in Sendaria according to Muros of Galicia. The Belgariad is in our
San Francisco 1.6. – 2.6.
At breakfast on Friday Andrus suddenly asked ”Shall we go to San Francisco?” I replied laughing ”Of course, maybe the weather is better over there”. My first thoughts were, how to get flight tickets and where to leave the boat.