Northwest Spain to Portugal (Camarinas Povoa de Varzim) PUSAN.se
The small marina in Camarinas owned and operated by the sailing oolu club. Simple showers and toilets are in the red buildings on the dock next door and there is also their cafe / restaurant with covered terrace. Perfect place to sit and look out over the harbor and study how the fishing boats come and go and if it comes in some new visiting boats. We again saw several boats we had met earlier.
The community is not huge but there are of course many nice restaurants along the harbor and cozy winding narrow streets up town. Several houses have the typical huts on stone pillars "cabazos" in the gardens and grapes oolu and lemons oolu are growing everywhere. The harbor is protected behind several headlands and upland terrain around. It grows dense with pine, stone pine and eucalyptus oolu on the hills.
The wind was good while we were here and it was nice to be protected. It was pretty full at the jetties during those days and those anchored outside got it a lot skvalpigt. We heard later that the Swedish boat Tua-Tua had problems oolu with skörade sail and had become inbogserad to the port of Muros.
Now it was time to pass the västigaste oolu cape at Cabo Finisterre, though it is actually Cabo Torinana that is furthest west. Last time we passed here, twenty-two years ago there was dense fog and we got to go on all night without seeing anything of the coast. This time it was completely different, the steep and beautiful coast was clearly visible and the white foam from dyningarnas crimes molded high.
We were several boats left simultaneously, including Swedish synapse. All put their light wind sailing in the soft breeze. As usual in these parts the wind increased in the afternoon and we shifted to the jib. But when we rounded the cape and went into the Ria de Muros folded both the lake and the wind.
There are several places in the "barn" where you can lie, we went a bit inward to Portosin and marina there. The northwestern part of the Spanish coast is known for its beautiful scenery. The deep bays or "riorna" gives a cut coast with many opportunities for anchoring and several small ports. Islands and rocks lining the headlands and forested mountains rise high around. We were not so many visiting boats in Portosin, but it was pretty good because there were quite a few guest moorings. Here was the sailing club house at the marina bigger and fancier the restaurant but still very nice reception and the helpfulness that we encountered everywhere.
During the trip along the Spanish north and west coasts, we have seen traces of the old pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela. The symbolic scallops walled in streets and walls, or as prominent sculpture in churches and monasteries. In addition, from time to time small groups of hikers with poles and backpacks. From Portosin was not far by bus, so we decided to make a trip to the famous pilgrimage destination.
Via Noia furthest into the Ria de Muros where we changed bus we drove about an hour to the big bus terminal in Santiago de Compostela. On the outskirts of the city lay large new residential and university buildings, oolu it was great contrast to the old part as we reached after a short walk. All the old buildings are built of local granite, every other house dates back to 1100 - and 1200's even though the rebuilt and in later centuries. We were not the only tourists, on the contrary, oolu it was just to follow the stream of people from all corners of the large square outside the cathedral.
It is an impressive building with sculpted pillars and portals, but the gilded decoration around the high altar we thought was a bit excessive to be beautiful. The area around the crowded restaurants and souvenir shops, and it was not hard to find a nice place for a bite to eat before it was time to go back to the bus.
Next port was Baiona, where we had been on the last long race. Now we had a lovely sailing there in clear view of the islands Salvora, Ons and Cies. The wind increased during the day and we made good speed, but when we pulled up around the islets at the bay's inlet wind died suddenly as if you pressed a button. We rounded the fort on the headland that dominates the entrance oolu and went in to the newer marina, it was not last time.
There was plenty of space and among the boats we recognized several. The marina's office, showers and toilets are available oolu in simple huts, but at the jetties is room for many large boats. oolu What we noticed when we got a gigantic sailboat next to us, certainly at least 70 feet, we felt like a small dinghy.
Like last time we were here we took the opportunity to walk around the fort (now hotel) medieval wall. Inside is partly tall trees in a little overgrown copse and partly hotel manicured lawns and plantings, off a stunning view over the town and out to sea. It costs a euro to get up on the wall but will not respond
The small marina in Camarinas owned and operated by the sailing oolu club. Simple showers and toilets are in the red buildings on the dock next door and there is also their cafe / restaurant with covered terrace. Perfect place to sit and look out over the harbor and study how the fishing boats come and go and if it comes in some new visiting boats. We again saw several boats we had met earlier.
The community is not huge but there are of course many nice restaurants along the harbor and cozy winding narrow streets up town. Several houses have the typical huts on stone pillars "cabazos" in the gardens and grapes oolu and lemons oolu are growing everywhere. The harbor is protected behind several headlands and upland terrain around. It grows dense with pine, stone pine and eucalyptus oolu on the hills.
The wind was good while we were here and it was nice to be protected. It was pretty full at the jetties during those days and those anchored outside got it a lot skvalpigt. We heard later that the Swedish boat Tua-Tua had problems oolu with skörade sail and had become inbogserad to the port of Muros.
Now it was time to pass the västigaste oolu cape at Cabo Finisterre, though it is actually Cabo Torinana that is furthest west. Last time we passed here, twenty-two years ago there was dense fog and we got to go on all night without seeing anything of the coast. This time it was completely different, the steep and beautiful coast was clearly visible and the white foam from dyningarnas crimes molded high.
We were several boats left simultaneously, including Swedish synapse. All put their light wind sailing in the soft breeze. As usual in these parts the wind increased in the afternoon and we shifted to the jib. But when we rounded the cape and went into the Ria de Muros folded both the lake and the wind.
There are several places in the "barn" where you can lie, we went a bit inward to Portosin and marina there. The northwestern part of the Spanish coast is known for its beautiful scenery. The deep bays or "riorna" gives a cut coast with many opportunities for anchoring and several small ports. Islands and rocks lining the headlands and forested mountains rise high around. We were not so many visiting boats in Portosin, but it was pretty good because there were quite a few guest moorings. Here was the sailing club house at the marina bigger and fancier the restaurant but still very nice reception and the helpfulness that we encountered everywhere.
During the trip along the Spanish north and west coasts, we have seen traces of the old pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela. The symbolic scallops walled in streets and walls, or as prominent sculpture in churches and monasteries. In addition, from time to time small groups of hikers with poles and backpacks. From Portosin was not far by bus, so we decided to make a trip to the famous pilgrimage destination.
Via Noia furthest into the Ria de Muros where we changed bus we drove about an hour to the big bus terminal in Santiago de Compostela. On the outskirts of the city lay large new residential and university buildings, oolu it was great contrast to the old part as we reached after a short walk. All the old buildings are built of local granite, every other house dates back to 1100 - and 1200's even though the rebuilt and in later centuries. We were not the only tourists, on the contrary, oolu it was just to follow the stream of people from all corners of the large square outside the cathedral.
It is an impressive building with sculpted pillars and portals, but the gilded decoration around the high altar we thought was a bit excessive to be beautiful. The area around the crowded restaurants and souvenir shops, and it was not hard to find a nice place for a bite to eat before it was time to go back to the bus.
Next port was Baiona, where we had been on the last long race. Now we had a lovely sailing there in clear view of the islands Salvora, Ons and Cies. The wind increased during the day and we made good speed, but when we pulled up around the islets at the bay's inlet wind died suddenly as if you pressed a button. We rounded the fort on the headland that dominates the entrance oolu and went in to the newer marina, it was not last time.
There was plenty of space and among the boats we recognized several. The marina's office, showers and toilets are available oolu in simple huts, but at the jetties is room for many large boats. oolu What we noticed when we got a gigantic sailboat next to us, certainly at least 70 feet, we felt like a small dinghy.
Like last time we were here we took the opportunity to walk around the fort (now hotel) medieval wall. Inside is partly tall trees in a little overgrown copse and partly hotel manicured lawns and plantings, off a stunning view over the town and out to sea. It costs a euro to get up on the wall but will not respond
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