We had a lovely sail down from Ayamonte to Mazagon and
arrive there at 5:45 in the evening. The entrance
to the marina lies off the Ria de Huelva and as it was a Sunday evening there
were a number of boats heading up the river and into the marina. We finally
managed to get onto the reception pontoon just behind a large wooden sailing
boat.
It really was busy –
honestly.
Mazagon is a very Spanish town which certainly doesn’t
cater for the English. Having assembled the bikes we set off up the
hill to tangle with the local supermarket. This was a feat in itself as it took
about an hour to just get to the head of the queue to be served at the fruit
and vegetable counter! Having forgotten to ask for lemons when it was my
turn I certainly didn’t bother to queue up again.
We hadn’t intended to stay for more than one night but
fortunately we did as otherwise we would not have met Marie, Christophe, Ulli
and Rosa. Well that’s not strictly true, we had met Marie when we
arrived together with Cheyenne who is the
sweetest little dog.
Me, Ulli, Marie (with Cheyenne), Christophe
(It’s not my dog!)
We spent a really good evening on Marie and
Christophe’s boat laughing ourselves to a standstill! Thanks again Marie!
Distance run 30.61nM Cumulative total 1406.86nM
