Islas Cies
Moxie - Beck Family Adventure
Mike, Denise, Asia and Aranya Beck
Sun 8 Aug 2010 20:26
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Islas Cies 42.13.22N 008.53.95W
The trip to Islas Cies was unevenful we started with
a downwind yachtsmans gale but that subsided and we motored about half the
way in the end. We had a very brief glimpse of a dolphin today, the first
one we have seen from Moxie - he was gone in a flash and it was only Asia and
Denise that had the pleasure.
We arrived on Sunday evening, the pilot book advises to
steer clear of here at weekends. Well yes every man without his dog (not
allowed here) was anchored up and on the beach, we found a spot and settled in
but by about 8:30 there were just a handful of yachts left and a brilliant
sunset later.
 Islas Cies is a reserve, fishing is prohibited apart
from commercial fisherman fishing in traditional ways. This morning
we had a sardine fishing boat lay his net out between the yachts and haul it
back in, he did this about 5 or six times back to back in the same
place.
  I can see why it is so popular here the beach is
amazing, brilliant clean water and clean white sand. Like the other
beaches in Spain the sand is full of glitter, it sticks like crazy to skin so we
all look a bit shiny most of the time. We have been for a hike up to the
lighthouse, had a picnic lunch in the shade of the trees and bought some bread
(and ice-creams of course) at the camping ground store.
    There is a lagoon which fills at high tide and is
teaming with fish. Most of the lagoon is closed off to people but there's
a small part at the end that that kids spent quite a while swimming in as
the shallow water heats up nicely. It must have been over 30 today (still
24 degrees at 9:30pm). We have decided to stay another day or so as it is
such a nice place and the weather is very clam, a very welcome change from the
blowy Finisterre area. We might move around the corner a bit as the
wash from the passenger ferries that come into this beach is a bit
annoying at times.
  Bayona is next, I'm really looking forward to a visit to
the Pinta replica (Columbus's ship), Bayona is the port he returned
to.
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