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Impressions of Ría de Vigo & Islas Cíes

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Media Blog, SpainLeave a comment

Islas Cíes, one of the Islands which belong to the national park. In day times several ferries take visitors to the park. They all disappear in the evening, only some sailing boats stay in the bay and some campers are allowed to stay overnight. Baiona at the south entrance of the Ría was the first …

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Impressions of Ría Pontevedra

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Media Blog, Spain1 Comment

These pics are dedicated to our dear helper "Hugo" and to my mom for not using "him" in Germany. Thank you! We definitely can't live without him. A Walk to the western side of the estuary with lots of more beautiful beaches... Leaving our cosy anchorage and heading to Combarro, a restored old fishing village …

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Impressions of Ría Arousa

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Media Blog, SpainLeave a comment

   

Impressions of Ría de Muros

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Media Blog, SpainLeave a comment

  When we went to a little fruit store to buy some apples, we found this lady who was making bobbin lace while selling her products. I asked her if it was difficult and she replied: "not at all, super easy" and she showed me:

The Rías Baixas or Caribbean feeling

On June 23, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

May 26 - June 20, 2019; 787 nm and 88 days after departure from La Rochelle It is absolutely amazing. The four rías (Ría de Muros, Ría de Arousa, Ría de Pontevedra and Ría de Vigo) provide so many  beautiful caribbean like beaches that it is unbelieveable that they are not more touristically developed. The …

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Endolphine & and flying

On June 13, 2019June 18, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text Blog, UncategorizedLeave a comment

May 25 - Mai 26, 2019; 652 nm and 63 days after departure from La Rochelle OMG what a ride! We had two unbelievable perfect sailing days. Downwind sailing with the swell pushing us and the sun warming our bodies. I think, that must be sailors delight as I can't think of better conditions for …

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A Coruña/ Galicia

On June 7, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text BlogLeave a comment

May 13 - Mai 25, 2019; 549 nm and 62 days after departure from La Rochelle A Coruña is located at the north western tip of Galicia and thereby as well of Spain. It is a modern town with a lot of history and with its approximately 250.000 inhabitants quite big. It has a picturesque …

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Impressions of A Coruña

On June 7, 2019 By syaltimateIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

We were not aware that next to the Scottish people also the Galicien are experts in playing the bagpipes. They're only differently dressed (I won't judge which dress is more appealing 🙂 ) Santiago de Compostela

Impressions of Viveiro

On May 30, 2019September 12, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Media Blog, SpainLeave a comment

Bye bye ... Gíjon Hello Viveiro El Capitano  Typical glass balconies of galicia We were just strawling around... and found buildings and churches with impressive interior asnd somewhere a rather new cruz or a very nice monastery now used as a social welfare office One day we walked up the hill...  we passed by ... …

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Viveiro/Galicia

On May 30, 2019 By syaltimateIn Atlantic, Spain, Text Blog2 Comments

April 29 - Mai 13, 2019; 484 nm and 50 days after departure from La Rochelle Two weeks at anchor in a beautiful bay almost on our own. It sets your soul free and gives you a lot of privacy! Just great! However, before we reached Viveiro we had a rough ride. The wind was …

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