Update from Muros, Galicia, Northern Spain
The Adventures of Allegria & Crew
Peter Lansdale
Thu 5 Sep 2019 14:18
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Dear Readers, I must apologise for the tone of The
Skipper's last posting. As you might have gathered, he was not a
happy bunny - rather more a grumpy old bulldog, .but with very good
reason! I am however trying to spread sweetness and light and to let you
know that most of our boaty problems have been resolved - after one fashion or
another, and we shall be on our way again tomorrow.
Staying here in Muros has been a delight - a small
village tucked away up a long inlet...and it has World Heritage status.
lovely old stone buildings, lots of arches, windy back streets and lots of
character. Problems apart it has felt like a little holiday, particularly
after the battering we had on the way here. Force 7-8 wind and no auto
pilot was NOT fun but it did show the true strength of Peter's seamanship and
helming skills. We sort of limped into here, tidied us and the boat up and
headed for the nearest hostelry. It is fair to say that after 5 days'
passage and having settled down into the watch system (brilliantly masterminded
by Sue) we all slept that first night here as if sleep had just been invented
and we were hell bent on getting our moneys' worth. It has taken its' toll
on us all in many varied ways...in writing my daily diary of the trip I decided
that the month immediately following August was February - and I diligently
wrote it in as a date up until this morning ;-(
Meanwhile, ALLEGRIA has been given allsorts of
TLC***, us laydees have given the Marina laundry some welly, (*** Not sure
that turning her into a very expensive drying line constitutes TLC, but it had
to be done) and we shall head off tomorrow continuing on down the coast of
Spain, then Portugal. not sure where first stop will be - winds are still
strong and predicted to continue but hopefully not gale force. There was
some talk of visiting Madeira but the delays both in Channel Isles and here have
probably put the tin lid on that. Canaries - here we come.
So, hopefully normal blog service shall
continue and we can let you know our whereabouts.
Bye for now, Lynn and crew
PS: info for our Woodcote fans, I have just
had a pontoonside conversation with a John Hawthorne from Woodcote! small
world eh?
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