Mary: An early start, and the forecast wind is nowhere to been seen, there is no wind. Motoring on out of Vigo area, though the fleet of fishing boats, clear of the world’s best beach. Well that’s how the beach at Illas Cies was described by the Guardian newspaper. Down the coast a bit and the wind picks up, from the north, northeast so all downwind. Did I say the wind picks up, well it did again and soon we had up to 31- 32 knots of wind, that’s force 7 in old money, a reasonable amount. [Read more →]

David:  Thought I would get my version in first before Mary, with her normal whit, portrays me in a light unbecomming to the captain of Giselle!

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So with squid I thought it would be a difficult job to prepare but not so. The hardest part was trying to get all the ingredients for British recipes!

Firstly buy or catch your own squid. [Read more →]

Vigo is a great city, lots of character, narrow streets, church with out of tune chimes, which the locals don’t seem to notice! When we asked them which church it was they didn’t know what we were talking about. The Club Nautico building is a grand affair, the super structure of a cruise liner, the interior to match. [Read more →]

A few more photos from spain in the Rias Bajas folder and a new album started on Portugal.

Loving the comments on the wooden blocks – keep them coming.

Mary’s story of leaving Spain and the tour of Porto will be on the web soon.

Now we have had pulpo lots of times in restaurants each time it comes on a Pine  plate and is delicious, the pulpo not the plate!  So here is how they prepare and cook it in Spain. [Read more →]

So what do you think this is for?  Specially made by David with the left over bits from the plank, the one we found in El Ferrol. [Read more →]

My peppers, Pimientos de Padron style.
Well, having been in the library at Camarinas and realising how difficult it can be to follow recipes you now have step by step with pictures.

• Buy your peppers. Small peppers about 1-2 inches long. [Read more →]

Photos of the time with Mum in the gallery now.  Southern Galicia has light winds and hot sunshine while offshore there are showers and strong northerlies.  Very pleasant and we are planning a few days in the Ria de Vigo doing the last of the odd jobs and shopping in a language we can understand at least some words.  Portuguese don’t understand Spanish and we don’t understand Portugese.  I guess its hand signals for a while!

Mary: Just to set the scene with you I am sitting in a very deluxe lounge almost gentlemens club type of place, cool (temp. wise) with restaurant/bar and a waitress who is very attentive. Next table along a group of gentlemen have arrived and are playing dominos all say hello to me and tell me it’s ok to stay where I am. Just hope they play fair and don’t argue. Now for the latest.

David meets his mum at the airport, back to Santiago then on to Camarinas and on board. As you can see from the photos Mumsie is tempted to ring the incense container in the cathedral, [Read more →]