We began with 14 hours of motoring before the fabled Portuguese Trade winds arrived. Around Cape Finistere it was fairly foggy with viz down to 200 metres so we were all very vigilant on our watches. The hilight of the trip was the accompanying porpoises that joined us for long periods of time. We managed to get some video and still footage of them too. Karyn was whistling to them and Peter was making Flipper noises to them and they seemed to hang around longer than usual!

 

Our original plan was to sail up the river Duro into the centre of Porto itself, but the tides and wind made this hazardous and so we opted for the marina outside the river entrance. We took the bus into Porto for dinner that evening and had a great time - a very beautiful city!

 

Steve arrived on Tuesday for the next 2 legs of the trip.