Category Archives: Sailing

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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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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San Vicente del Mar

Posted on June 9, 2013 by yachtlyra

Saturday 8th dawned dull and drizzling, with low cloud that was forecast to burn off. We did not race to set off hoping for an improvement in the weather. John waved Mike off, he was heading for San Vicente too, … Continue reading →

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Beyond the End of the Earth

Posted on June 7, 2013 by yachtlyra

On our last night in Camarinas we decided to have dinner in a cafe along the front next to the lace shop, on account of the excellent quality of the tapas we had been served there. After sitting outside for … Continue reading →

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What’s the Story at Camarinas?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by yachtlyra

We arrived at Camarinas to find it is Spain’s Balamory,  with dolphins in the sea and very brightly painted houses climbing up from the harbour. We arrived yesterday, having delayed our passage due to murky weather on Friday. As it … Continue reading →

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Off to Camarinas in the Morning

Posted on May 30, 2013 by yachtlyra

We have had a housekeeping sort of day, supermarket shopping, filling up with water, stowing things away and so forth, because tomorrow we set off round the coast. The weather is good to go, John has made a passage plan … Continue reading →

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