Vilagarcia

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Mark & Helen Syrett
Sat 29 Jul 2017 17:42
42:36.088N 8:46.141W

Either the fog lifted or the cloud disappeared - difficult to tell which!  We had a good passage by motor and genny with a bit of unsuccessful fishing, round to Vilagarcia.
The rocks here are unmarked by any sort of cardinal marks - probably because there are so many! 
There are lots of lobster pots too - marked with a couple of plastic bottles on ropes lying on the water - impossible to see in a swell, or at night.
The lighthouses are very elegant.  As it was due to rain all day today we decided to go into the Marina and take the train to Santiago de Compostela - not realising that it was Galicia Day,
 (We had purposely avoided St James’ Day last week) the town was full and we had to queue to enter the Cathedral, where a wedding was taking place.
The locals were dressed to kill, and Galicia is full of bagpipes!  There was a vintage  car rally in the main square. 
The main altar with the statue of St. James is so ornate, with angels rising into the heavens,
all with gilded wings.