By Nick, on September 20th, 2011
P9080081, originally uploaded by melandnick.
First of all I guess I owe anyone that reads this blog an apology.
It’s been my turn to write a post for quite a while now and in spite of Mel’s frequent requests I have not done so.
So…..Sorry, I will try to be better in future.
Now anyone who really knows me will . . . → Read More: Ham and Ships
By Nick, on August 23rd, 2011
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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
By Nick, on July 28th, 2011
P7270084, originally uploaded by melandnick.
La Belle Isle was beautiful, I suppose the clue is in the name.
3 nights on a mooring in a slightly rolly but very picturesque anchorage were pleasant.
I managed to get the wind charger rigged and working and I had my first dive of the trip coming back with a nice sized . . . → Read More: La Rochelle and xenophobia…….
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