Wednesday – 20 June 2018

What a difference a day makes.  We raised the anchor and headed out of Corme into about 2 knots  of breeze.  Tricia was content to make slow initial progress, sailing in the merest of zephyrs, but when it came to my turn to helm I was more impatient.  The engine went on and we moved forward a bit quicker.  We still had the sails up and so Tricia went to find the motor sailing cone, used to indicate to other boats whether sail or engine power rules should apply.  By the time she was on deck with it we had obviously cleared from the shelter of a headland, and the wind jumped up to a respectable 15-18 knots.  We put the motor sailing cone away, switched off the engine and enjoyed the conditions, a nice wind and much flatter water than yesterday.  We were being followed by another yacht who had been anchored close to us in Corme, and we realised that they were catching us up.  As the conditions seemed to have stabilised, we abandoned our initially cautious sail plan and went to full sail, pulling away from our chasers in the process.

As time went on, the fogs that are common in the area at this time of year descended on us, and the visibility went down to less than 2 miles.  Classic sea fog.  We used the radar to check the positions of the yacht behind us and anything ahead.  There was only a fishing boat and they moved out of our path as we pressed on.

Soon it was time to turn inland again towards the Costa de Morte (coast of the dead).  As we approached the land, we came out of the fog and then had a pleasant trip up the Ria de Camarinas, regarded as one of the most beautiful of the rias. I certainly wouldn’t argue with that, the scenery compares very favourably to places we were in Sweden last year.

We have moored at a small marina in the town of Camarinas.  The town seems a little unplanned and is obviously not a big tourist spot.  The buildings are a mixture of different eras and styles, but it seems like a friendly, working fishing port.  We will be here for a couple of days now, as bad weather is forecast.

Distance covered today	39	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	661	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	1381	nautical miles

Steve (and Tricia)