Left Les Sables d’Olonne and arrived in Gijon after a truly challenging 2 days. The Bay of Biscay lived up to its conniving reputation of seduction into relatively fine breezy weather and then suddenly turning into a washing machine with a force 6 and the worse sea state in the world. Had a restless sleep and then departed am for A Coruna.
Had hoped to go from Gijon to A Coruna directly, but had to split the passage and spend a night at Ria de Ribedeo, current speed not averaging more than about 65 miles a day. Anchored overnight and left the next morning but weather not favourable, foggy and miserable and promising a rough passage with F4 or F5 and possibly F6 predicted. It was bloody rough, boat getting ‘squirrely’ and we followed a huge sea state with the swell underneath creating ‘shudders’. Wind instruments no longer work.
We’ve just left A Coruna this morning and heading for Fisterre. If we can round this exposed corner and shelter in Fisterre or Muros, we may have to wait a day for the weather to blow its ring out.
Although I have had limited ‘on land’ contact, initial impressions – I love these Spaniards… such lovely people. Nothing opens (not even fuel) before 10am. The architecture is interesting and wherever there is space…well why not put a sculpture there? They really seem to have their act together with renewable energy, which will pay dividends for them in the long term. They may be suffering in the long term, but watch this space….Australia hasn’t just dropped the ball, some politician or resources magnate has stuffed it up our collective orifice!
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