Day 32 - Gijon
We slipped from the wall
we were rested up against at Ribadesealla at 7:36AM in the stupid rain on
Friday 22nd August and attempted to sail (lack of wind) to Gijon
43:32.81N 5:40.11W The morning was rather
grey and horrible but we pushed on through to end up with a fantastic
afternoon. It was as hot and sunny as they come so we were wrapped. We have a
high pressure system sitting on top of us at the moment, which means the great
weather comes at a price, no wind. As we stripped back the layers of clothing
so did the knots of wind until it was about even - almost no cloths v’s almost
no wind. I put the engine on which I hate doing with a passion and we headed
into I finally caught a
couple of decent fish in these horribly polluted and pillaged seas. Fiona and I
had a fantastic BBQ fish dinner while I got the usual comments from the
numerous traveling yachts in the marina such as ‘I should of guessed the smell
was coming from you Aussie’s. Anyhow everyone was very jealous that I had fresh
fish and they did not. The waters here as
mentioned above are very polluted, there is rubbish everywhere that we need to
keep a good look out for such as ropes, fishing net’s, fish tubs, plastic bag’s
and so on. It is really sad to sea so much crap in the water in such a
beautiful part of the world. To add to the issue the Spanish fish the place to
almost extinction, there are fishing ports every 20-30 miles along the coast
which is great for us if we need refuge, but what it means is these boats go
out every day and net anything in there path’s. While watching a fishing boat
that was sorting its catch the other day I saw many fish wasted in the process
and thrown dead back into the water. If they are to small or damaged from the
netting process over they go, no wonder the sea bidgy’s are so fat. It was also
very noticeable that the minute I put my rod in the water in either As per usual after we
have berthed the boat in the evening we head straight into town to see if we
can find a free WIFI spot which we always can, the added bonus to it all is the
fact that these hot spots are normally in a bar so we play computers and drink
beer. Anyhow check out the pic’s. Special comments by
Fiona: Ben would eat fish every meal, every day if he
could. I do like fish but not for breakfast, lunch and dinner so the fact that
we are not catching a lot of fish at the moment doesn’t really bother me. I
think from being sick the last time I ate fish has put me off a bit, not to
mention the fishy smell on the boat after Ben has gutted the poor things! But
the fish Ben BBQ’d was delicious! And my enjoyment of fish is returning much
to Ben’s delight. Oh, about Day 32 Destination – Traveling Direction –
West Wind Direction – There
was not any (once again) Average Speed - 4.1
Knots Top Speed – 6.4 Knots
Through the water (I have the water speedo working now so this is a more
accurate speed) Total distance – 39.9
Nautical Miles Travel Time – 9.39 Hours Temperature – 26 degrees Crew - Fiona (Now hating
to have the engine on but still loving the afternoon sun) Missing Work – Work?
Ericsson? What? Expenses – €6 beer (what
else) €6.20 cheese and bread Next Destination – Hopefully La Coruna or
as far as the wind will take us. |