Day 40 - Corme
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We pulled up our Anchor
Sunday 31st August at 11:00AM and motored off out of the small
island bay headed for Corme a small fishing port 43:15.71N 8:57.89W I think once again the
pictures will tell more words than I know the meaning of and certainly more
than I can write so I will out line the highlights of our stay in Corme. Firstly and most
importantly, my luck with not catching many fish had changed. I got onto a few
rippers bottom bouncing in the small anchorage where we woke and then sailing
in to port I was trawling over a reef and bang a huge Sea Bass took the bait.
The Australian Lure I picked up in The wall were moored up
on was reserved for the local fishing boats but having Alex onboard and his
friendly nature secured us a spot right in close to town in the safety of the
port. Exactly what we needed after having anchored for the previous 4 nights.
We were an instant hit in town once again and as we chatted to the locals we
made more and more friends. To top it off we had arrived for the opening of
the local festival. We went about sorting
out the boat and cleaning the fish when a couple of mad Galithian blokes pulled
up the biggest octopus next to where we were anchored. It was amazing to see
such a local specialty being bought up right next to us, it would of only been
hours until it was served. The old bloke turned its head inside out and then
stuck a knife in its neck only to then throw the thing onto the concrete to
tenderize it, while still alive of course. Anyhow he kindly gave us a line and
some advise and we tried ourselves to catch a couple but no luck. The bate we
used was one of the fish we caught earlier that morning only to pull it up the
next day to find a skeleton, apparently it was sucked clean by an Conger Eel.
Either would have been good. We headed into town and
partied for the rest of the time. It was also a fancy dress themed party,
check out the photo of the wolf man, I think he was in a hurry to get some
where. Yolly and Fi sat on the
street and sold jewelry while Alex and I took it all a little more serious at
the local. One of our new found
friends Jaquiam Pose a local man befriended us. Alex and I thought he was the
Mayor but he assured us he was not. He helped us out with everything you could
imagine. Firstly he bought us some fishing lures to catch Chiporones (Baby Cuttlefish),
in the morning he bought us a bag of peaches he grew and then after lunch he
arrived with a massive bag of home grown potatoes, About 20Kg of the things and
they are absolutely amazing another one of the local specialties. The next day
he drove Alex and I around town and one thing lead to another we ended up in
the country somewhere at someone’s shed where we walked away with 30 liters of
wine all good stuff. We were shown around town and taken to the local
attractions stopping frequently at the local bars to talk and sample the
delights to boot. It really did not end, he bought us lemons the next day and
then gave me a disk full of computerized maps and then while Alex and I ate
fish that he managed to get from the local fishing boat as it arrived into port
he drove the girls around town and showed them the sight’s. It was fantastic to
be looked after the way we were. Having Alex and Yolanda
onboard was a fantastic treat for Fi and I and we treated our time with them
like we were all on vacation. They are welcome any time. Special comments by
Fiona:. Coming into Corme, we were lucky enough to be greeted by
another dolphin swimming along side the boat. It was fantastic to arrive at a
small town in the middle of “fiesta”. Fiesta’s are a common thing around Day 40 Destination – Corme Traveling Direction
–South South West Wind Direction – No wind Average Speed 3.9 Knots Top Speed – 5.4 Knots
Through the water Total distance – 11
Nautical Miles Travel Time – 2.87 Hours Temperature – 31 degrees Crew
- Fiona (Loving it) -
Alex (Loving it) -
Yolly (Loving it) Missing Work – Not yet Expenses – €0 Next Destination – Camarinas |
