Thursday - 14 June 2018

The guys started to leave today. First off was Dave, back to Scotland, by way of Madrid.  He said his goodbyes yesterday evening and tiptoed out in time to catch an early morning flight. The rest of us slept in and had a relatively lazy morning, playing with bits of the boat.

Harry, James and Gerry all took the opportunity to go up the mast, and were rewarded with photos of the marina from a unique vantage point. We also got plenty of shots of them to prove that they had done it.  Neither Tricia or I felt the need to take the trip, but I guess we can do it whenever we want or need to.

We headed into town to find a place for lunch and were rewarded by a fine feast at a harbour-side restaurant. Unfortunately, it was slightly spoiled by the realisation that the clocks had changed to Spanish time on our arrival, and we only had a limited amount of time before James and Harry had to head to the airport.  We hurried the waiting staff along, and managed to enjoy the food before having to dash.  The lads went back to the boat, while Tricia headed off to pacify the waiting taxi driver.  All was well, and it was soon just 3 of us left.

Tricia, Gerry and I then walked back into town and explored La Coruna. It is a much larger place than we were expecting, although I guess the presence of an international airport is a giveaway. I think we were all anticipating somewhere much more countrified, but this is one of the largest cities in northern Spain. We spent a happy few hours strolling through the narrow inner city streets, marveling at the numbers of cafés, bars and especially banks. There was a cruise ship in the harbour, but the streets seemed to be filled with locals rather than tourists.

This part of Spain seems very different and distinct from the southern and eastern coasts that I am more familiar with.  The local Galician food looks great and we will have to sample it over the next few days. This should not be too difficult as they are setting up a food festival on the quayside in town.

We seem to have walked miles, it is 0.5 km each way to the marina office and facilities, but this is a good thing after several days of just being on the boat.

Distance covered today	0	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	622	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	1342	nautical miles

Steve (and Tricia)