Portosin
Stargazer of Southampton
Susie and Adam (both think they are skipper)
Sun 15 Aug 2010 17:04
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We had to leave our Anchorage at Muros yesterday as the wind was increasing and even though we were protected by land - we weren't that protected - every so often the boat would swing around in a gust and from inside you would see the scenery outside all wizz past. Apart from that - the dinghy trips 1/4 mile across the bay to Muros town were getting increasingly soggy and bouncy - Adam I think was trying to see if the dinghy would actually jump clear of the water and the waves if he went fast enough - resulted in me getting soaked and some damp shopping. Still it was nice there for a couple of days. We have done a vast journey of 5 miles across the ria to a Marina in a place called Portosin - it was a good plan since it was really windy last night - we'll wait til it dies a bit before heading out and further south. Much excitement and spectating though took place yesterday afternoon as there were a couple of forest fires on the surrounding hills - one right behind the town of Portosin. I think this is probably a frequent occurrence around here though as they are pretty quick to put them out - they had 3 planes and a helicopter that came down just outside the marina and scooped up water to drop onto the fire. I am sure the fire was only small but the amount of smoke was impressive - as were the pilots of the planes - it must be pretty skilful almost landing on the sea (but not quite). We managed to lose a day yesterday - no idea how - but after only 3 weeks away and I have lost track of time!  |