Santander
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Sat 3 Jul 2010 11:31
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43.25.744N 003.48.482W
Someday
Very hot morning and we dropped the mooring and
headed out of the Ria. As usual the wind was on the nose and quite fresh and
soon fog came in to join us. However with 2 slabs in the main and later 4 rolls
in the genoa Moonbeam went to windward well and we logged 28 miles before we
berthed in the Marina del Cantabrico. The entrance to the port of Santander is
very attractive with an interesting promontory to stbd and a sandy beach to
port. The channel winds past the city and docks to a very sheltered
marina.
     Could not find the oil change pump so had to buy
another one and did an oil and filter change without getting in too much of a
mess.
Friday
The problems with the Air Breeze wind generator
resulted in having to pack it up and post it to Germany so we got on the bus to
Santander. Acquiring a cardboard box became easier once we used Google Translate
to provide a crib sheet!
Santander was a lovely easy city to walk around
with a good mixture of old and modern buildings. Now we know who are taking over
our banks!
     an amusing gable
endLunch in a tapas bar ( again!) in the city and
back to Moonbeam. Thunder and lightening for the second day in a
row!
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