Past Cape Finisterre to Ria de Muros
Thursdays Child
Robin & Joanna Minchin
Sun 7 Sep 2014 20:52
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We are hugely relieved to be safely south of the notorious Cape Finisterre and anchored in gentle Ria de Muros!
There was zero wind and steady rain at 8am but with wind forecast for noon (and despite being due from the south) we made a decision to go for it and were well underway by 10am, thus giving ourselves ample time to do the 46m journey whilst giving Cape Finisterre a wide berth.
Both of us were a little apprehensive upon leaving, especially when the wind began and the swell increased, but as it turned out we had an easy day mostly motoring as the wind didn't really help us much and remained light.
Cabo Torinana, Spain's western most part, and Cape Finisterre which lies 10miles further south, were both dark and misty as we puttered by at 5 knots. A tern tried to catch our fishing line so that ended our fishing attempt for the day. Not much big ship traffic as they were 9 miles off shore in their Traffic Separation Zone so we were spared that worry. Curiously once we had past Finisterre, the sun came out, dolphins past by and the swell decreased.
We followed a dot-to-dot of waypoints as recommended by the Pilot Book and after 9 hours arrived off the town of Muros. It looks rather beautiful ashore now that it is dark, the sea front is lit up with street lights making the palm trees silhouetted against the fronts of rather elegant looking houses. The wind has also died away to nothing so the nearly-full moon is reflected in the harbour and it is a very peaceful scene all round.
A few days here, then perhaps across the Ria to shelter on the south side from the low that is currently coming across the Atlantic.
OK so we're sending a photo of us posing! We all waved at Finisterre for Great Aunt Katharine but have only managed to capture the children on film!
