Thursday 21st June
Today and tomorrow we are in port, sitting out high winds
and rough seas. Inevitably, having our deep draft, we out on the end of the
hammer head of the little marina, here in Caminarias, but the wind is coming at
us across the port quarter, so not too bad.
We’ve eaten well on the trip, as always, and almost finished up the supply of precooked dinners that we brought. Today we also finished up our supply of Tom Robertson’ s wonderful bacon and sausages. Across Biscay, we had kept our tradition of having bacon sarnies at 11.00 every day. Now we can start to enjoy some of the local sea food. The Rias have mussel farms in abundance and the scallops are to be enjoyed too.
After lunch, as Steve is still suffering from a cold, we opted to walk, rather than run, along the coastal path which runs along the Costa da Morte. We walked through pine forest out on to the moorland, the hedges filled with ferns, giving off a wonderful aroma, with the odd sprinkling of honeysuckle. We were treated to amazing views, and, for most of the way, were sheltered by the hills, from the blistering wind coming across from the northeast.
A very enjoyable relaxing day, able to enjoy some of the delights of Galicia.
We spent the morning catching up on the blog! The mid
morning break was a walk around the town in search of the bakery, but, we
suspect we missed it by a walk along one of the promenades between the white
sandy beach and the fish processing factory.
This Ria, as the guide books say, is stunningly beautiful
but the little town is utilitarian rather than pretty. It’s clearly not a
tourist or holiday spot, but seems to have the potential for it.
On the beach there is a large bonfire, ready to be lit,
with a huge pink octopus on the top. We can only guess that this is ready for
celebrations on 16th July, when, we read, waterborne processions mark the
fiesta of the Virgin del Carmen, practised through the region. Unfortunately,
we’re going to miss that, as we’ll be back in the UK then.
We’ve eaten well on the trip, as always, and almost finished up the supply of precooked dinners that we brought. Today we also finished up our supply of Tom Robertson’ s wonderful bacon and sausages. Across Biscay, we had kept our tradition of having bacon sarnies at 11.00 every day. Now we can start to enjoy some of the local sea food. The Rias have mussel farms in abundance and the scallops are to be enjoyed too.
After lunch, as Steve is still suffering from a cold, we opted to walk, rather than run, along the coastal path which runs along the Costa da Morte. We walked through pine forest out on to the moorland, the hedges filled with ferns, giving off a wonderful aroma, with the odd sprinkling of honeysuckle. We were treated to amazing views, and, for most of the way, were sheltered by the hills, from the blistering wind coming across from the northeast.
A very enjoyable relaxing day, able to enjoy some of the delights of Galicia.
| Distance covered today | 0 | nautical miles |
| Trip distance covered | 661 | nautical miles |
| Distance covered 2018 | 1381 | nautical miles |
Tricia (and Steve)
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