Trip Update - 2nd September 2008 Sada, Spain
Position: 43:21.51N
08:14.77W Mum and Al arrived at Darsena Marina
in the morning and we spent a couple of lovely hours catching up on news and
gossip whilst they showered us with gifts of newspapers, magazines, chocolate,
Tetleys tea bags and our post from home. It really was great to see them and it
is so nice to have people visit when we are away, to re-connect with life at
home and for others to see the way we are living. Mum and Al were tired, with good
reason – they sold their house in the We went out for lunch in Coruna, and
had a great meal – it was like a mixed grill of lovely fatty meats and chips,
smothered in garlic. All very
tasty, especially when washed down with a bottle of Rioja! Then we took the kids to the
playground. The playgrounds are a
big thing here in The following day we sailed over to
Ares, which is a small town about 10M from Coruna. As it was sunny, we anchored off the
sandy beach (we were the only boat around – is it because it is now September?
Or does everyone know something we don’t) and spent the afternoon on the beach,
swimming in the warm water, before heading into the marina. That evening we had a birthday meal
(my 36th birthday is on 2nd Sept) at the restaurant in the
marina area. More Rioja and more
lovely food, and great company. Meal with Mum & Al,
Ares On my birthday, I think we all awoke
with a hangover, which Sarah did her best to cure by cooking a fry-up for us
all. After this there were presents
and cards, followed by birthday cakes!
Very impressive organization by Sarah and Mum. Birthday cakes with Al &
Mum The weather is feeling decidedly
autumnal, so after lunch in town we decided to sail over to Sada, a few miles
across the Ria. It was too cloudy
and cool for swimming, so we headed into the marina for the
night. Looking at the forecast, we realized
that there was a large storm coming in, the day after tomorrow – a big
depression heading further South than usual, and the first of the Biscay
September storms. If we didn’t head
SW tomorrow I reckoned we would be stuck in and around Coruna for another
week. So we decided to check again
in the morning. |