Luarca
Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Sat 17 Jul 2010 20:43
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Our position is 43:32.89N 06:32.11W
We are now rocking and rolling on a bouy in the
outer harbour at Luarca.The sail here from Gijon was very good with a fair
breeze from behind giving us up to 8kts down the waves with the cruising shute
up. the approach was a bit hectic with waves breaking on the walls. We are
moored to a rusty bouy with a 30m warp back to a bollard on the outer harbour
wall holing us in a stern too position. There are two other yacht similarly
moored nearby. As soon as we dinghyied into the inner harbour the scene changed
into a picturesque holiday fishhing port and there was the added bonus of a
bagpipe parade with all the bands in traditional dress.
Our departure from Gijon was delayed an exra day by
poor weather (westerly wind, rain and the cloud down to the deck) and a
realisation that Peter was going to find it very hard to get to the airport from
Cudilero. Time for reading and relaxation as well as many visits to the chart
agent who assured us the chart we wanted was about arrive. It hadn't
by close of buiness at 20:15. We retired to the tapas bar for a pleasant
evening.
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