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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: Spain: Mas Muros
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Thursday, July 09, 2015. We are spending about week in the ria Muros, the northernmost of the four Rias Bajas. A few photos of our recent walking in the hills:. Al above Muros town and the Saint Marcos chapel. Irene discovering an abandoned stone house. Irene at the highest summit. Recently restored Saint Marcos chapel. Posted by Whitney Crew. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Char and SV Nakusiak.
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: Spain: Baiona
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Sunday, August 02, 2015. Baiona: Fortaleza de Monterreal at dawn. We decided to spend a week at Baiona, our final anchorage in Galicia, and in Spain. This town of about 12,000 expands (like Whistler) to over 45,000 during high season, and is a lovely place to visit by sailboat. Baiona viewed from the fortress. Hotels in castles) that can be found in beautiful locations all over Spain. The old part of...
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: July 2015
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Spain: last two rias. Islas Cies off Ria de Vigo, viewed from Bayona. Sailing among the rias bajas. We now understand why so many cruisers abandon their plans to rush south to the Med, opting instead to spend another season or two cruising in Galicia. Chapel at Isla Ons. West coast of Ons. Summer in Spain is busy with fiestas. Mid-day flares set off from the beach announc...
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: Spain: sailing to the next ria
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Spain: sailing to the next ria. On Sunday we sailed from Muros in Ria Muros to Cabo Cruz in Ria Arosa, a distance of about 35 NM. Sailing was excellent, although very active. In fact, we did so many sail adjustments that we have no photos to share. Thanks for asking…). Sailing with the spinnaker at over 8 knots was exhilarating, but after less than 30 minutes the wind had fres...
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: September 2014
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Tuesday, September 09, 2014. Sept 2014 in France: l'Ile de Ré. This is a catch-up blog post, with photos we neglected to add last September when we were far too busy having fun exploring France. As mentioned in an earlier post, one of our adventures in September 2014 was a visit with Irene's long-time French friends Daniel and Annick. There are bike paths all over l'ile de Ré. Island life is very muc...
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: April 2015
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Sunday, April 26, 2015. April 2015 : preparing to re-launch. Anti-fouling completed today while deer grazed in the field behind us. Posted by Whitney Crew. Saturday, April 25, 2015. April 2015 : Au travail. See where I am on Google Maps™. Nous travaillons au bateau. Posted by Whitney Crew. Thursday, April 23, 2015. En Normandie: further thoughts. 8230;from Al about our visit to the D-Day beaches:.
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: Spain to Portugal: Sailing south
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Monday, August 03, 2015. Spain to Portugal: Sailing south. We are sailing south to Portugal, surrounded by porpoises! Well, actually, we are not sailing because there is no wind. Our plan is to sail 60 NM but if the wind does not pick up we will stop overnight after about 30NM and carry on tomorrow. Posted by Whitney Crew. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Charlotte and Devon travelling.
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: Spain: Muros Fiesta
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Sunday, July 12, 2015. We are back in Muros for the Muros festival: Mira ao Mar. This is a festival celebrating sea and salt, old traditions, culture and music. The streets of this small town are filled with decorations, displays, demos, music, food stalls, and Spanish folk of all ages, many wearing traditional costumes. Posted by Whitney Crew. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Char and SV Nakusiak.
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DARWIN SOUNDINGS....: June 2015
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Past reports of our sailing adventures on board Darwin Sound, plus some of our land-based adventures too. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Spain: Costa da Morte. It is always exciting to discover new places and this beautiful coast is new for us. One of our rock clambering games is to hop from rock to rock and never step on vegetation, a game we played during our rocky island explorations on the west coast of Sweden. Erosion has created some interesting shapes for humorous poses. New pontoons at Muxia. As you kno...
