Muros and Santiago de Compostela

Muros and Santiago de Compostela

Muros – 19th to 22nd July 2017 Until now the weather has been, let’s say, a little temperate. So, when we read in the pilot book that the southern rias offer up a change in weather – things get warmer – we quickly changed our plans to set a...
On the way South: Corme and Camarinas

On the way South: Corme and Camarinas

Corme – 17th July 2017 Our first anchorage after leaving A Coruna was Corme. It’s only a few hours sail away from A Coruna, reasonably sheltered from the winds, so it seemed a good place to stop for the night. What the pilot book didn’t make clear is...
A Week in A Coruna

A Week in A Coruna

Arrival in A Coruna – 11th July 2017 A Coruna is one of those places used as a refuge – a stopping off point for the journey south rather than a destination in it’s own right.  It’s located at the western end of the north Spanish coast, so it...
Dolphins, Whales and Pigeons in the Bay of Biscay

Dolphins, Whales and Pigeons in the Bay of Biscay

Saturday 8th July The big one: L’Aber Wrac’h to A Coruna The Bay of Biscay has a fearsome reputation as a boat breaker. The continental shelf extends into the bay to create breaking seas where the depth changes at phenomenal levels. And westerly gales...
Pressing on to Biscay

Pressing on to Biscay

Jersey to Tregiuer – 6th July 2017 The parking options in Treguier are either the Marina or a number of anchorages before you reach it. If you want the marina, the pilot books suggest you arrive at slack water because the tide can have you all over the place. So...