Ria de Arousa

Associate3
Chris & Katie Russell
Fri 2 Jun 2017 13:16
42.36.89N 08:53.43W
 
We sailed - well motored the first bit - from Muros out of the Ria and along the coast outside a number of rocky outcrops - that were clearly marked on the chart but have no navigation warning marks. It was easy to spot them in the light winds. As we approached the turn into the Ria de Arousa - south of Isla Salvora - the wind picked up and we enjoyed a romping reach (fast sail) up north for the 11 miles or so up the Ria to our chosen destination, Cabo Cruz. Billed as a mussel canning factory town nothing could have prepared us for the number of wooden mussel farm beds that surrounded the passage - 'viveros' - there were acres of them. Especially when one of them looked like an approaching submarine - which it was.....a bit of a shock. Not sure we knew that the Spanish Navy had any submarines. Well it was only a small one
 
We hauled down the sails and made our way into the little marina and tied up successfully. Initial exploration found a small town with a small supermarket and not much else - could not even find our customary afternoon ice cream - and could not find the expected shop selling mussels direct. we retired to the boat
 
A quiet night in was punctuated by a dash to the marina bar (the only bar) to watch BAR narrowly beat the French Americas Cup boat Groupama whilst they closed the bar around us

Virus-free. www.avg.com