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Figuria da Foz to Peniche

Posted on July 25, 2013 by yachtlyra

Another long passage down the coast of Portugal took us to Figuria da Foz, or Fig Foz as it says on all the boats registered there. This time we stayed closer in and the coast seemed to be one long … Continue reading →

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Porto

Posted on July 25, 2013 by yachtlyra

On Wednesday we planned to have a day ashore to visit Porto. John fancied seeing the warehouses of the port trade. We set off to travel by bus. After waiting at the bus stop a while we suffered from cold … Continue reading →

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Farewell and Adieu to You Fair Spanish Rias

Posted on July 25, 2013 by yachtlyra

When we first planned to cross Biscay and sail to Greece, we had considered arriving in Baiona, as this would cut off the nasty corner with all the traffic and avoid the dreaded Finisterre. Bill, our instructor for the RYA … Continue reading →

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Boom, Boom, Boom

Posted on July 17, 2013 by yachtlyra

Every Sunday in Galicia seems to elicit either the sounding of guns or the setting off of fireworks around mid day. Just lately this has been extended into the week. We heard the booming Monday morning, along with the sounding … Continue reading →

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Alone Again

Posted on July 14, 2013 by yachtlyra

The girls and Johnsey left for home yesterday. John and I were sad to have them leave. The holiday with them was everything we had hoped for, except that it whizzed by too quickly. We are missing them. More subtly, … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Dolphins

Posted on July 9, 2013 by yachtlyra

Yesterday morning, as we were gathered in the cockpit for breakfast, John spotted the dolphins again! One actually came into the harbour here to flush out the fish sheltering amongst the pontoons. This time they went about their feeding undisturbed … Continue reading →

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Encore San Vincente

Posted on July 7, 2013 by yachtlyra

We arrived back at San Vicente at tea time and it looked much as we had left it. Beautiful. We tied up and John went off to sort out the paperwork, while the crew convened in front of the Club … Continue reading →

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To Home and Back

Posted on July 6, 2013 by yachtlyra

We left Lyra in Vilagarcia and flew home for a friend’s wedding. It felt very strange to abandon her. We went back via Sandiago de Compostella, by train, walking up to the station at Vilagarcia and negotiating the precarious looking … Continue reading →

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Vilanova to Vilagarcia

Posted on June 23, 2013 by yachtlyra

It is raining, the sound is pattering on the roof, bringing back memories of many a caravan holiday. Yesterday was entirely different, with blazing sunshine. We took advantage of the weather by doing our washing.  John filled up the two … Continue reading →

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The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime

Posted on June 20, 2013 by yachtlyra

Wednesday June 12th was forecast to be a much better day than its predecessors, with the wind due to drop and the sun come out as the day went on. We felt ready to move on, although San Vicente is … Continue reading →

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