Gijòn
Tuesday 4 August
Will and Jules went out and got us delicious croissants for breakfast, we will probably starve without them! Sadly we say goodbye.. for now.
Continue reading “Mending and Resting”Mending and Resting
Gently West to Gijòn
Ribadesella to Gijòn 29nm
Monday 3 August
We said goodbye to pretty Ribadesella for the short sail round to the major port of Gijòn (pronounced Hee-hon). The sea was as flat as a sea can be.
Continue reading “Gently West to Gijòn”The Beautiful Costa Verde
Rolly Bay to Ribadesella 33nm
Sunday 2 August
Today is a beautiful sunny day; blue skies are back!
We were very happy to stow the drogue and leave Roly-Poly Bay as quickly as we possibly could!
Continue reading “The Beautiful Costa Verde”A Dreich Day
Laredo to Ensenada de la Rabia 43nm
Saturday 1 August
Unfortunately Spain has decided to welcome our Scottish crew with some rather Northern weather – cloud cover, spitting rain and mists!
Continue reading “A Dreich Day”New Crew and an Orca!
Bilbao to Loredo 24nm
Friday 31 August
We are very happy to welcome Will and Jules onto La Bamba for this North Spanish leg. Will has sailed lots but Jules is new to sailing so we thought we would break them in gently with a short hop to Loredo.
Continue reading “New Crew and an Orca!”All Calm in the Gulf of Gascony
La Rochelle to Bilbao, 181nm
Monday-Tuesday 28-29 July
We left La Rochelle at 8am for our overnight crossing to Spain. Because of all the fires (and also a shooting range) we have decided to cut off the corner and head straight to Bilbao.
Continue reading “All Calm in the Gulf of Gascony”Limericks – France
No I haven’t forgotten the limericks! Enjoy:
We were waved off the dock before dawn
With crew both of beauty and brawn
The sea was quite lumpy
And Lily was jumpy
Then the wind died and left us forlorn
Continue reading “Limericks – France”La Rochelle – a potted history
Monday 27 July
Today we are staying put in La Rochelle to see the town and provision for our next overnight leg.
Continue reading “La Rochelle – a potted history”Storming down to La Rochelle
Ile d’Yeu to La Rochelle 63nm
Sunday 26 July
The weather forecast was a bit disappointing and we were fully expecting to have to motor down to La Rochelle.
Continue reading “Storming down to La Rochelle”Windy and wavy
Belle Ile to Ile d’Yeu 55nm
Saturday 25 July
We set off South East on another sunny morning heading for the Ile d’Yeu.
