rolling down to Ribadeo

Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Wed 7 Jul 2010 17:27
 
 
43.32.375N  007.02.169W
 
Tuesday ( this after some debate as I thought it was Wednesday)
 
Up early ( Honestly) and departed Gijon at 06.50. A nice place. The weather was miserable- rain and fog so motor sailed out as far as Cabo Penas (!) the local Ardnamurchan. Once round the cape set course for Ribadeo which was a very broad reach with a cross swell- seriously uncomfortable! Stuck to mizzen and poled out genoa.
 
 
In the afternoon the sun came out and we reached and moored at Ribadeo just before 19.00 having felt we had been on a 10 hour aerobic exercise machine. 62.6 miles logged but with the aid of the current over 70 miles made good. Good excuse to test the 2 euro bottle of Rioja which passed with flying colours!
 
     
 
       
 
A couple of British yachts here but as in other places the Dutch seem to be in the majority. Again it would have been good to see the coastline but the early fog followed by a general haze conspired against us. However it was warm and we had seen dolphins and other large mammals.
There are I am sure folk back home who think our life is all wine and roses- I can assure you we see very few roses!  Dinner tonight was a lovely avocado and feta salad with walnuts and beetroot from Ian and Angela's farm and finest beefburgers from Tesco Oban...a meal fit for hungry sailors!
 
Wednesday
A day spent in port doing jobs, shopping and walking.
 
      
 
    
 
     
 
Bought a ham here for Christmas!
 
     
 
traditional boats but modern outboards