We left Vigo on 22 Jan 2020 for an overnight sail South with the aim to get to Cascais at the mouth of the Rio Tejo, the river passing Lisboa. Since the coast is littered with fishnet markers we decided to head far out to sea to avoid them. We didn’t want a repeat of […]
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There are so many cultural sites in Spain and Portugal that it triggered us to dive deeper in the history of the Western Mediterranean. We uncluttered the dates and data and we hope that the common thread helps you to understand this fascinating part of Europe as it helped us. Iberia was probably inhabited by
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We left Pontevedra with a stiff breeze on the stern on 29 Dec 2019 and sailed one Ria further South. We dropped anchor in the lee of Isla de Toralla to be greeted the next morning by the locals, fishing for shell-fish. Since we would travel to NL in January to celebrate the 90th birthday
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After Christmas we set sail, entered the Ria de Pontevedra on Dec 26 and anchored in front of Combarro. The town is off the tourist map but the old quarter proved well worth a visit the next day. The next day we took a 3 mile dingy ride up the Rio Lerez to Pontevedra, the
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The sleepy but picturesque fishing village of Muros used to be an important port for Santiago de Compostela. The softer climate then La Coruna, good shelter, friendly atmosphere and not to forget the excellent WiFi in the marina make it popular amongst yotti’s. We had to wait for spare-parts for the diesel heater. A delivery
The sun reaches its highest point over the Tropic of Capricorn on Dec 22, causing the longest night in the Northern hemisphere. Since long the people understood that from that day onwards the sun would be “re-born”. The days would get longer and warmer again. Time to party and the ancient Romans had their Saturnalia
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Leaving La Coruna on Wed Dec 4. We had a fantastic time there. The 38 miles to Corme was our best day-sail so far, with many “firsts”. First full day of sunshine and first time under spinaker, the yellow/black light weather sail on the foto above. With 14 kts of wind and a calm sea
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We rented a car for two days to explore the Galicia interior and went to Lugo and of course Santiago. Leaving early from La Coruna we had a morning stroll on top of the impressive and completely intact Roman wall surrounding the town. Lugo’s cathedral is inspired by and built after the Cathedral of Santiago.
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We are not sponsored by “Zeilen” nor by “Victron”. We selected Victron because of: A) the strong brand, B) all required components from one supplier (Top Systems) thus avoiding compatibility issues, C) worldwide presence.
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Marina Nautico is situated in the old port, smack in the middle of the lower city. La Coruna is Galicia’s wealthiest city, and it shows. Well maintained parks, boulevard and buildings. Many buzzy restaurants and (tapas) bars. Well stocked supermercado’s. We find (again?) a virgin carrying a child along the lovely boulevard. Note the characteristic