We are now in the lovely town of Baiona at the southern tip of the Spanish Rias. We’ve had a wonderful month exploring the Rias in mostly great weather. It’s perfect for sailing with predominately northerly winds which have blown us steadily south. We’ve been taking our time as there is so much to see and so many anchorages! Since leaving A Coruna we’ve only had 2 nights in a marina. However here in Baiona we intend to spend a few days in the marina before setting sail for Portugal.

We’ve met plenty of other cruisers since arriving in Spain – we’re actually berthed next to a couple from Cork here! Everyone from Northern Europe seem to be sailing south and you can’t blame them as the sun is shining and its around 25 degrees every day. It’s so cheap here too and the tapas and wine are wonderful. The people of Spain are fairly friendly but rather reserved. Our Spanish is improving but communication is still a little difficult and we’re finding it not quite like the friendly welcome we received in Ireland.