Ria de Arosa
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Fri 23 Jul 2010 15:26
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42.36.264N 008.56.048W
Wednesday
Went ashore and walked east and inspected the
restored tide mill where corn used to be ground and is now a museum and local
craft shop.
     Dave's next boat! (or tender to the next
one!)Lunch was calamares and the local pimentos de
padron which are lovely and sweet and we bought some to have aboard! The wind
got up in the afternoon and after dinner we went to "Mi Dushi" for drinks and a
natter. Customs also paid another visit. Where does the time go?
Thursday
A beautiful morning in Muros with no wind. The clam
diggers are up to their waists ( and beyond!) in water and the 3 fisherman are
once again laying their net around the boat which they immediately haul but seem
to catch very little.
  clam
diggers just visibleThe mud on the anchor chain is black and filthy and
it takes a while for Lynn to wash it all off. The hills are clear in the
morning light and it is very pleasant motoring down the Ria. The forecast is for
NW winds but again the very light wind is in the South!
  Lots of fishing boats of all sizes are about and we
keep an eye out for pot markers- even in 120 metres of water! In the light wind
we navigate the inside passage through " Canal de Sagres" and past Aguino- the
pilot says it is a 250 metres wide channel but looking at the rocks lurking
either side it does not feel like it!
Into the Ria Arosa and it feels like an inland lake
and a passing fisherman offers us a squid for (we think) 2 euros but neither of
us felt like dealing with it although we do enjoy " Calamares
fritas".
 The granite rocks are very rounded and have strange
formations and we tacked in light airs up the Ria to Pobra de
Caraminal where we moored at the marina after 5 nights at anchor.We had
planned to anchor again but the bay I had picked off a lovely sandy beach was
over looked by an industrial looking town so we passed by.
  View from cockpit ..........hills on
one side and beach on the other ( Marina in right hand
corner of picture)
Pobra de Caraminal town is very pleasant
and after an exploratory walk we returned to Moonbeam for a fresh mackerel
starter ( caught by me!) and a Lynn special lasagne.!
 Friday
Woke up to a very sunny morning but a very fresh
wind from the NE.
        Long walk to the next bay around the
corner.
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