Baiona, Spain
Walkabout has gone Sailing
Andrew and Traci Roantree
Mon 30 Aug 2021 11:55
Baiona is a large town (pop c11,000 rising to over c45,000 in summer!) It is a medieval historical centred on the Vigo Bay.
Being in the Marina meant we had easy access for provisions, exploring as well as a jiggedy-jog round the Fotazela de Monterreal and getting the bikes out to ride some of the Camino de Santiago trail known as the Way of St. James in English. It’s a network of pilgrims’ ways to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. It is said that the remains of the saint are buried there!
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Being in the Marina meant we had easy access for provisions, exploring as well as a jiggedy-jog round the Fotazela de Monterreal and getting the bikes out to ride some of the Camino de Santiago trail known as the Way of St. James in English. It’s a network of pilgrims’ ways to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. It is said that the remains of the saint are buried there!
We also walked to see the Virxe da Rocha (Virgin of the Rock).
Eating out was a real treat after being at sea for a few days and we found this lovely small restaurant along one of the many narrow lanes that came alive about 2100 in the evening!
We feasted on scallops and squid with a superbly recommended bottle of local red!
The Spanish socialise and eat later in the evening due to the heat, midday siesta and later working hours (a lifestyle we hope to adopt!).
We found Baiona simply beautiful!
After a few nights in the Marina, we refuelled, filled up with water and moved back out to the anchorage for a few days before heading on to Porto.
You can’t beat a bbq on the water! We had quite a lot of frozen meat to use up - think we over-purchased on that front and we’ll probably be eating English food for a little while …. Leftover bbq makes really easy meals when sailing, and Porto beckoned the following day.
