42°46.9'N 009°03.8 W Monday, 3rd AugustRio de Muros - Sunny arrival, 1 day of rain, now just overcast with hints of sun.Happy Birthday Sophie! Hope you have a good one. Hopefully by time this is read, we will have talked on the phone.We had a great sail "around the corner" and are officially now in the Rias Bajas. We goosewinged most of the way with the genoa poled out. Passing Lands End or Cabo Finisterre it got up a bit so we decided it was...

43°07.8'N 009°10.6 W Wednesday 29th JulyCamarinas - one of two uploaded at same time, so see previous first!The weather held for our next short leg. Coming into Camarinas is exciting. You need to give the Punta de Vilan (or Villano) a wide berth as it has a reef sticking out into the sea that you cannot see, various unmarked rocks in the approach to the bay and two very shallow patches to avoid. There are good lines in though, lining up to a refuge church...

43°13.2'N 009°00.15 W Sunday 26th JulyRia de Corme & LaxeSunshine at last! Left Coruna on Saturday, past the headland and had the best sail yet of the trip. The winds were good, the sea was flat and the sun was out. We went past the Islas de Sisargas, rocky promontories off the beginning of the Costa da Morte (Coast of death). We wanted to stop off at the islands which are now a nature reserve and breeding site for many local species of birds, and...

No Lat / Long as inland Friday, 24th JulySantiago de Compostela.Yesterday took the bus to Santiago de Compostela. The Spanish transport system is superb and very reasonable. Santiago (or St. James) is the key place of pilgrimage probably second only (or maybe third) to Rome. The place is amazing, almost overwhelming.There are apparently about 5 pilgim routes to Santiago, the French route, the English, the Jacobean, the Northern Asturian, etc. Most go inland. We...

43°22.1'N 008°23.7 W Wednesday 22nd July Click in date box above to see First Coruna entry on 20 July with Paul O visit Coruna again - waiting for rain to clear - still. Today went round the Castillo de St Anton, a protective fort overlooking Coruna harbour. On disuse, it became a leper colony, then later a prison. Now it is a museum, with some of the fortifications restored and also housing Neolithic and since artefacts. A fascinating little place, th...