42:7.32N 8:50.86W Baiona - The town which promised so much and delivered so little...
Niord's Big Adventure
Tony Gratton
Thu 13 Jul 2023 22:34
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12/07/2023 Muros to Baiona
Distance covered 47nm.
Spent a nice calm night at anchor, except for being
rudely awoken at 4am by an alarm on the boat. All was well, however. Up at 6am
as has become our habit these days to get an early start. Unfortunately, today
was misty and wet with poor visibility, so full oilies were required, which came
as a bit of a shock. As in Muxia, the local fishermen took great delight in
laying their pots all around us again, but were collecting them in when we left.
Also saw an interesting group of twenty or so small open fishing boats all
crammed together in the same area apparently fishing in company.
Had an interesting sail down accompanied by lots and
lots of dolphins when leaving Muros. Far too many to count. The wind filled out
from the North, and with the swell and current behind us we were keeping up 76
knots plus. Still motorsailing sadly as is the current advice to avoid the
orcas. The sun came out as we progressed South hugging the islands lying off the
Rias. Managed to get a booking at the Marina Club Real de Yates. What a
beautiful yacht club! Set against the walls of a castle with it's own private
beach, and a very swanky club house far too posh for a couple of sea gypsies
like us. We felt like we were in a different world compared to this
morning!
Despite our protestations about needing fuel, we were
shepherded to our berth, next to a 60 foot Hanse which a 20 knot wind was doing
its best to blow us onto. Top of our list of things to do was to fill up with
water, go shopping, get a beer, then a shower. By the time we had done that it
was 8ish when we headed into town eagerly anticipating the delights of a meal
out after a couple of days at anchor. How disappointed we were! We headed to one
of Neil's recommendations, but it was full, as was most everywhere else, so we
found a place in the restaurant opposite. Karen had a glass of unpalatable white
wine, and couldn't find what she wanted on the menu, so ended up ordering some
croquetas which turned out to be slimy and quite disgusting. Tony ordered what
he thought was going to be padron peppers cooked in cheese, but which turned out
to be normal peppers in olive oil accompanied by a huge dollop of goats cheese,
which he hates! In the end it turned out to be quite palatable, which was a
surprise.
And so to bed in preparation for another 6am start in
the morning.
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