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 ... …
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 …
April 22 - April 28, 2019; 388 nm and 35 days after departure from La Rochelle The people in Gijón love their "sidra" and we loved how they served it. So funny to watch. Why that? To get more air in the drink?! Amazing that they don't spill half of it :-), thumbs up and …
What an amazing place to stay! It was so worth to enter the narrow, difficult (definitely to us) entrance to the "ría de Villaciosa", the estuary of Villaciosa. It is only possible to enter and leave the ría around high water, in daylight and in suitable weather conditions with possibly no waves or swell. Due …
Leaving San Sebástian was a bit sad as we had to say good bye to this beautiful scenic city with it's delicious food. On the other hand we were looking forward to discover more of the Basque Country. The passage was unspectacular. The most exciting part was the unexpected heavy winds in the beginning of …
The basque do have a funny language... it is even hard just to read. 🙂 Getxo The merman at low water and at high water in Getxo sweet doggy watching us while having a nice cup of coffee a hard working woman up in the old town a lift to get up the hill a …
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The christ statue on top of Monte Urgull A view on Altimate from Monte Urgull a relict of the dilapidated Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota A tiny library on the way up the hill A welcoming rest... at this nice bar with a beautiful view The view from the other side of Monte …
Wow! Almost 3 weeks have been gone since our last entry. Time has been flying; probably because of so many impressions and new adaptions. I need to keep up better with the blog! We loved San Sebastián. It is a beautiful cosy town with a lot of historical buildings and very sociable people. The pintxos …
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