43°22.1'N 008°23.7 W Monday 20th JulyA Coruna, Galicia - One of two blogs uploaded at same time - see Cedeira prev.We have had a great few days with Paul, shame in part about the weather (sorry Paul!) and that Julia couldn't join him. He found us ok and settled in (knows the boat well already). We spent day 1 exploring Coruna, the old town, squares, churches, markets, etc and stocking up. Coruna is much nicer than it looks either from the air (Paul) or fr...

43°44.0'N 007°52.2 W Sunday 12th JulyCarino, GaliciaLeft Santa Marta Friday evening and felt our way out of the ria and over the sandbar, this time with no problems thanks to our earlier recce. We were accompanied across the bay by large snub-nosed dolphins which have a relaxed graceful, diving in-and-out of the water motion, unlike the smaller common dolphins' acrobatic and enthusiastic leaps and twists. Anchored off the fishing port of Carino, just in th...

43°40.98'N 007°51.6 W Friday 10th JulySanta Marta de Ortigueira, Galicia, NW SpainLeft Viveiro for the next ria, the Ria de Barquero. Another beautiful spot, clear blue sea, steep sided to the cliffs and rocks with pine and eucalyptus right down to the water's edge. One night in a little bay, then we made our way round to the next ria, in between the Cabo de Bares and the Cabo de Ortega (most northern point of Spain). Margaret & Roger had recommended co...

43°41.7'N 007°34.9 W Saturday 4th JulyVivero, Galicia, NW Spain Click in date box above to see first Viveiro entry - arrival in Spain after crossing Biscay.Had a good rest in the anchorage and moved into Viveiro marina on Friday morning, to stock up on water, food, electricity, etc. There is a good supermercado within spitting distance. The town itself is lovely, an old walled town with medieval gates or portals. The day we arrived they were preparing f...

43°41.7'N 007°34.9 W Wednesday, 1st JulyVivero, Galicia, NW SpainHola! Arrived lunchtime today on Spain's Northwest Coast. Stats include: 296 nautical miles, wind strength no greater than 13 knots, speed no greater than 7.1 knots - it took 53 hours from 7am on Monday to 1pm on Wednesday. Feeling a bit jet-lagged but we made it - in fact the whole journey was a bit tedious, but we were thankful for calm conditions. One of the benefits of Biscay is the ab...