Day 31 - Ribadesella
We slipped our lines and
sailed away at 7:22AM Thursday 21th August and sailed into
Ribadesella 43:28.14N 5:04.21W It was a grey and rainy
start to the day but the sunshine managed to break through mid morning, turning
the day into a fantastic one at that! As we made our way along
the coast I saw millions and millions of small swimmer crabs in the water. The
water itself was absolutely crystal clear and as far as the eye could see the water
was full of these little crabs every where. It was absolutely amazing. When we finally arrived
at Ribadesella the tide was too low to get into port so we anchored up out the
front in the beach bay. It was so hot that we jumped straight in the water and
swam for a while I also got the opportunity to scrub the pelton wheel of the
boat speedo. Finally I got it working again. As you do we also cracked a bottle
of Rose on the boat in glorious sunshine and drank a few glasses while we
waited for the water to rise. When we eventually made
it into harbor we moored up to a wall. Again this time it was in the center of
town and it felt as though we were like a tourist attraction. Most people
walking past could not stop staring, some taking photo’s of themselves with our
boat in the background! We were fortunate enough
to have arrived at another festival, amazing……. Special comments by
Fiona: The day started off to be quite unpleasant, grey skies
and rain. A couple of hours and a couple of cups of tea into our journey, the
sky opened up to reveal beautiful sunshine. After all the hard work the passed
couple of weeks to get where we are, it is now worth every second when anchored
up in beautiful surroundings - swimming off the back of the boat in water so
clear you can see your toes and returning to a glass of the finest Spanish Rose.
Well it’s what I’ve been waiting for! I like Ribadesella. Actually, I really
like Day 31 Destination –
Ribadesella Traveling Direction
–West Wind Direction – There
was not any Average Speed 4.4 Knots Top Speed – 5 Knots Over
Ground Total distance – 33.6
Nautical Miles Travel Time – 7.61 Hours Temperature – 35 Crew
- Fiona (Loving the Sun and swimming off the back of the boat and returning to
a glass of rosé) Missing Work - I do not
think So Expenses – €4.4 Beer
Watching the Olympics, €9.4Provisions, €2.4 Bread Next Destination – |