By Nick, on August 23rd, 2011%
P8210211, originally uploaded by melandnick.
Even before leaving the UK, we’d always planned to have a ‘holiday’ in the Spanish Rias. When I say ‘holiday’, I mean in the sense that we are slowing right down for a couple of weeks doing no more than a few hours sailing at a time between bays.
We arrived in . . . → Read More: Spanish Rias – Sunshine, BBQs & Fiesta’s in the rain
By Nick, on August 15th, 2011%
wave, originally uploaded by melandnick.
Gijon was a nice town, lots of new buildings interspersed with the few examples of historical architecture that were not destroyed when the inhabitants stood against the ultimately victorious Franco.
The marina was pleasant. Being situated in the heart of the town, it was buzzing and had a great atmosphere but was . . . → Read More: Big waves and La Coruna…..
By Mel, on August 6th, 2011%
Guggenheim Dog, originally uploaded by melandnick.
A week ago we completed our crossing of the Bay of Biscay and arrived in Bilbao, Spain. The crossing itself took three days/two nights, and was lovely, mostly we had clear blue skies, light winds and lots of sunshine.
Prior to this passage, we’d only done up to one night at . . . → Read More: Night Watches and Spain
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