Pooped in Povoa - update
ULA
John & Jackie Richards
Fri 15 Aug 2008 09:55
Not much to report from Ula today. Our additional
crew Andrew and Tom arrived around lunchtime and Libertad, along with their new
crew member Nick, arrived later in the afternoon along with another boat, Nimue
whose crew we had met up with in Baiona. We all seem to be heading in broadly
the same direction. We got a much better impression of Povoa today and really
quite like it here. It is very busy as the Portugese all seem to take their
holidays in August. Andrew, John and I shopped in the local market and had a bit
of a browse.
All the crews in the marina got together last night
for a BBQ ashore - a truly international affair with English, Dutch, Swedish and
German crews all socialising together.
It is a festival day here today and at midnight
there was an impressive firework display which lasted for a good 20 minutes or
more. Thankfully the fog siren appears to have calmed down.
Laura, Tom, Jake and Tim hit the town last night
returning sometime in the early hours..... at time of blogging they are all just
about surfacing complaining of hangovers! It seems to have been a good
night! Jake was apparently doing a 'Titanic' on the bow of Libertad
when they all got back but is suffering from alcohol induced amnesia this
morning! Tim is feeling 'delicate'. The rest of us had a 'nightcap' aboard
with Paul and Nick.
Off to visit Porto on the Metro shortly. Tomorrow
we shall be sailing again probably down to Nazare.
Jackie
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