I thought it was meant to be sunny in Spain?
ULA
John & Jackie Richards
Mon 11 Aug 2008 18:11
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Position 042:52.000N 009:23.000W
Your skipper has finally picked up the
correspondent's pen. We left Sada Marina at 9.30am waited for Libertad to catch
up after refuelling and then set off for Camarinas on the north of the
Finisterre headland. No wind again and so a soggy motor along the coast with
poor viz. Libertad, who had a tired crew, decided to pull into Camarinas in the
evening but having received the forecast for the following day, blowing up
again, we decided to carry on and get around the headland. We saw the Coast de
Morte in the mist from 3 miles off and then it went dark. A bit of sailing was a
welcome relief with the lights on the shore clear and bright.We were treated to
a 15 minute firework display from somewhere. Sailing was slow but ok as I
did not want to get to Baiona in the dark. The weather, however got worse, viz
closed in and we were drenched by frequent "scotch mist". The crew ( who are now
experienced night sailors) had to call the captain on deck at 2.30am when two
ships on the port bow were manouvering to avoid each and one came
straight for us. Too close for comfort but he spotted our flashlight
shining on the sail and answered with a flash of his light to let us know he was
avoiding us. The weather and viz got worse so we poodled along at 2.5
knots until it got light so we could see our way into Baiona. This is a lovely
place but that's for normal correspondent to tel you about. Let's get south into
better weather. John
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