Thanks to our empty refrigerator we wanted to test today, what have to offer the Spaniards for breakfast. All our expectations were not too big but. In the lovely cafe on the marina but we were pleasantly surprised, because the breakfast selection in the map looked really promising. Unlike at home, but interesting. We chose two croissants, mit einen Toast Käse, a Foccacia with ham and cheese, two orange juice and two cappuccino. It sounded great but at! But it was apparently been so crowded on weekends, that we had to reduce our buffet clearly wishes. Unfortunately, there was no orange juice or cheese, Sausage or ham. Thus, we were then again landed in classic southern breakfast: Toast with butter and jam and croissants.

After it had become so hot in the sun, dass uns die vom Butter Croissant tropfte, was there at the time, to disappear in cooler climes. So we went into the air-conditioned shopping center and there directly to the Media Markt.

"Yo no soy tonto" - "I'm not stupid". The same slogan as in Germany, equal, we felt right at home.

Actually, just buy a new board vacuum cleaner stood at, but the offer was just too tempting, to restrict only to a suction. Already home loved Dietmar purchasing technical equipment such as. Flat Screen TV, Sound systems, and other great toys. But we have at the moment neither need nor place. Now a frightening way is his focus on Breadmakers, Kettles and other household appliances. Also on the purchase of a second board-laptops was thought. After about an hour we managed all temptations despite empty-handed leaving the media market again. The further shopping was very easy on the board cash. If one is honest, actually we need nothing. A great insight….

For several days now we are struggling with technical problems in our on-board electronics. Our Wind- and speed indicators (Login) did not make a sound more. After extensive analysis was made, that we need spare parts from Raymarine. But we had a blessing in disguise, because in Vigo there is a Raymarine representation.

Well prepared with address and Internet map we pulled together los. What looked on the map after a short and pleasant walk, turned out in reality as forced march and partially offset a steep and confusing maze. On and on we removed ourselves from the busy main roads and were soon far away from any street signs and beautiful glass facades of the quaint shops . Pretty soon we were sure, Directions and actual environment that did not fit together. We had lost our!

As an elderly man appeared, determined to the came to us and inquired probably just because of the many question marks on the faces, if he could help us because. Unfortunately, he did not speak a word of English or German, but the word "yachting" was well enough internationally. He accompanied us in the right direction, organized nor pen and paper for his caring "painted" Directions and also told us a piece of his life story from his time in Germany, in the city of Osnabrück had to have played a central role. Thus guided, we just needed the help of a "Tabacco" shopkeeper, a nice lady and a sports cyclist, until we had finally reached our destination.

But the long journey was worth it. Quickly and professionally we were helped. The parts required should be ordered in the morning and the day after tomorrow delivered to twelve clock. But not only that! On the way back into town the friendly Spaniards offered us even, to drive us with his private car back to Vigo. For obvious reasons, we decided, move our SUMMER tomorrow night in the marina "Lagoa" to, which lies just outside the front door of the Raymarine representation. A modern marina, beautiful, quiet, green and situated on a hill with sandy beach. Auch die Liegeplatzgebühren ließen keine Wünsche offen 🙂 So stürzten wir uns am diesem lauen Abend noch einmal ins Stadtleben, enjoyed tapas and white wine.

In the morning we walked together going, to the board refrigerator replenish. At the fish market, we bought first fresh fish. After prolonged internet research we also know, what kind of fish we bought because. A St. Pierre-fish, the real luxury at the Atlantic Fishing. Then I made my way to the supermarket, while Dietmar over yet looked at the tackle shop and finally pick up the selected vacuum cleaners at the Media Markt and of course also drag the boat should. Amazingly, there were next to the vacuum cleaner still a big fan and an electronic mosquito live traps on board, as I was with my full and heavy shopping bags back on board later. Da konnte jemand wohl doch nicht widerstehen 🙂

Despite the afternoon heat, I wanted to make one last trip to the "Castello of Vigo". Dietmar was unfortunately not to inspire. Unfortunately for him because the view over the whole bay was breathtaking. About five clock we left the downtown Marina of Vigo and share a liveliness and urban road against peace and nature.

Is a great day tomorrow: Endlich können wir die SUMMER reparieren 🙂 und am Abend freuen wir uns auf das Wiedersehen mit Wolfgang und Waltraud von der SY MENTOR.

In bright sunshine we were traveling at eleven clock. Even the wind was from his cute side and slid under the SUMMER sailing silently through the sparkling blue, Fantastically beautiful picture book. Soon it was me in my long pants, I for hip 5-6 Held winds appropriate, but much too warm. Somehow the temperature rather filled in according Bikini. Also, the Captain decided to finally get to work on his tan sailors, for his impressive brown arms ended just above the elbow. Actually, he looked even without T-Shirt, as if he had a white T-shirt.

Where the wind was because once again towards? Maybe we were in the wrong area on the way? Around noon, we had to fire up but the engine chugged and then relaxed. The Troll was put into operation. Right at first bite ripped the fishing line and the fish at the other end of the fishing disappeared along with the entire Paternoster and the turn signal again in the Depth. The Captain took it real personal. Then, when even the second Paternoster during the afternoon, including fish demolition, my Capitano was deeply hurt in his honor and anglers dream behind the huge fish, had escaped him just.

Each short pass coming breeze wind we tried to use, to sail a bit. Unfortunately, the pleasure was always of short duration. So our SUMMER was during the afternoon even to the hairdresser salon, because the skipper it was time again for a summer haircut. For the passing motor boats we have two really a funny picture have given. Maybe that's why they came still nearer past us. Amazing, I still inflicted to the Lord in the rocking neither a wave pattern holes in the head.

In Vigo we wanted to enter directly in the downtown Marina of the Real Club Nautico. Cleverly steered us the skipper through the narrow entrance and allocated by Marinero web. Surprisingly many people watched our successful docking maneuvers. Soon everything was stored away and time for our investors earned beer. Again and again people remained at the top of the harbor wall stand and admired the SUMMER. Was hatten wir nicht für ein schönes Boot 🙂 Oder sollte es für das große Interesse etwa einen anderen Grund geben? It was surely not prevent, that we still rolled out the full mainsail had standing at the mast? Incredible ... that was so embarrassing, that it was actually almost laugh again. So nahmen wir es mit Humor und ließen das Segel schnell im Mast verschwinden 🙂

After we stirred together on board our last food to a tasty dinner, we made a bit of the old town and the waterfront uncertain. A cocktail I really fell for us. After extensive quality control of the product range we can fully recommend this.

Today in the late morning, the Spanish regatta nightmare was over just as quickly again, as he had come. Unfortunately, the participants have at your departure also “the Internet” taken. So had the last night waiting finished products, until we were back online.

For today, a trip was planned to Pontevedra. But it was not only relaxed sight seeing on the program. The defective WLAN antenna should to check back at LUNA TRONIC in Germany. This almost invincible challenge proposed Dietmar pretty on the stomach. Would we be able, to bring here in Spain a package on the way?

In the port office you directed us to the bus stop in the village. Actually quite easy, about 100 Meters to the supermarket on the right side. That should be really easy to find. Armed with the road map we have the supermarket quickly found. We followed the road as described ... 100 meters ... 200 meters ... 300 meters ... .400 meters ... then was the way to end. Very strange, So again back. As a precaution, we obtained in the nearest open bar or a second opinion.
Dietmar was able to finally install his comprehensive knowledge of Spanish:
Excuse, a question: Where is the bus stop?
(Sorry, a question: Where are the buses?)
Most Spaniards, we have learned, are incredibly helpful. So we escorted the bar owner precaution part of the way back in the direction, from which we had just come. "Immer da lang, over there at the house ... ".
When we arrived back at the supermarket, we felt a bit stupid. With the help of another helpful Spaniard we stood again sometime about 100 Meters behind the supermarket on the road.
While it was far and wide to find no reference, who pointed to a bus stop (neither shield / Road Marking / Bank / timetable) and still held five minutes later, this is exactly where the bus. That could be fun, if it should be in the same or similar Pontevedra. Maybe we'd better go back by taxi.

First work, before pleasure: Looking for a “Post Office” (Post office) came back the beautiful Spanish standard set used and just before the midday closing, our package was on the way to Germany. Now we could relax. The city invited to stay. Schade, that they are not located directly on the sea and no port has, one can start with our boat.

The old town was completely dominated by the "honey-feast", the whole ten days was celebrated in Pontevedra. Somehow we find in Spain almost always a reason to celebrate (Honey, Tomatoes; Wine, Sea ... .eigentlich not matter). A huge fair was built with a large stage and carousel for kids and adults. We moved in the great old town with its charming squares, mit Bars und Cafés, a bustling market hall, many churches and ancient palaces. In the midday heat, but we had soon had enough. Very clever these Spaniards with their Siesta.

As previously planned, we wanted to treat ourselves to a taxi for the way back ... the streets were deserted ..but during siesta. When we were yet arrived back at the bus stop after a long search, we were able to stop a free taxi one there. Beautiful, that it continues tomorrow with the SUMMER. As we make our schedule and stops itself, exactly as we like it.

Were for tomorrow's trip to Vigo in the next Ria only 25 Hip nautical sailing. That we dared despite the hip 5-6 Wind strengths to. But before one load was quickly washed yet, but this time on board with us. After an hour exaggerated some telltale Persil whitecaps of our rear in the wind of it and shortly after our laundry flapping on the clothesline in the wind. Although our neighbor looked a little suspicious, wondering certainly, where we have conjures up all the clean laundry. But the luxury we enjoyed.

Today is holiday in Spain - Assumption. And my guide was right: Maria goes not just implied here in the sky, but that comes later. Want to do with our decision on the Außenmole with the nose in the wind, we had ourselves a restless night brought. Because the wind had shifted after our arrival so far, now that the shaft freely spilled on our stern and clapped. But with ear plugs and enough Spanish red wine it was not so bad. Man kann sich ein Boot sozusagen auch ruhig trinken 🙂

The morning was radiantly beautiful and we made against our habit on trips to the bakery, we had already spotted yesterday, together. Since our Capitano can be quite difficult to resist temptations, I wanted to make sure, that the bread shopping for our breakfast not one week ration cake from the enticing offer found its way to ship.

The SY Ganesha had left us in the direction of Vigo early in the morning. Apparently he liked them both not so good, but for us it was perfect. Although Cambarro is located at the very end of Ria, we could observe from the boat in front of the harbor a very large school of dolphins. Everywhere in the Rias there are shellfish farms, where there fish teeming. Since the Dolphins could not say no.

In the afternoon it was but then suddenly with the peace and tranquility over. Just like the French, the Spaniards are avid water sports. Today ended in Combarro a stage of a regatta. Good, that we had decided already in the morning, Verholen to our SUMMER in the harbor. Now we really were at port cinema in the first row.

The racing boats were sailed by at least six people, sometimes it was larger boat also more. A total of six Marineros were traveling, which pointed the boats to their places. But not only that. They had on the web almost always intervene helpfully: Here catch a leash (If my Capitano says again, I would throw bad linen, werde ich ihn an den heutigen Tag erinnern 🙂 )or are holding a boat from the jetty. Several times we have seen really funny scenes. Boats, who had already arrived safely at the dock, the wind drove back completely unhindered, since none of the six people on board came up with the idea, times to give a line ashore. If anything were mooring available or discoverable. So was pulled and pushed at all ends violently and athletic. They threw dynamically between boat and dock or boat and also between the neighboring boat. And the more people in the game were, desto spannender wurde es 🙂

Now in hindsight also, why not more Marinero us at flipping the SUMMER of the page. We have become accustomed, to handle our boat as a team alone. For a Spaniard probably inconceivable. Usually it is even better than unaided. Because everyone knows, what to do. And with sporting pulling and pushing is not really moving at a 15-ton yacht something.

Eventually all racing boats were then but neatly stowed in the pits and on the webs. Even in our box was a second boat, which had fortunately made a small attack on the SUMMER, but (by courageous pushing and pressing both sides) could be thwarted. We were able to leave with a good feeling towards the old town.

Here we expected a wonderful dinner, that we had also earned honestly. In our choice with direct lake view restaurant we stuttered us with the Spanish app from Dietmars Iphone through the menu. We wanted to take any risks. After much back-and-forth we ordered a paella type, But the behind the adventurous name "Delicate rice to Marinero kind in the pot from the clay" had hidden. We also now know the Spanish words for at least five different types of shellfish :-). Unfortunately, it was cold in the evening but faster than we expected. So we even had to forego dessert and returned somewhat rushed back on boat, um den Capitano (times go only in T-shirt and shorts again) to protect against frostbite.

During the entire time, we were in the old town on the way, we heard cannon-shots, coming increasingly closer to the shore of the bay. The Spaniards seem to love firecrackers. Already in Muros we had met the preference. Always, if you do not expect, pops it suddenly terribly loud and frightening. Today, Maria was accompanied loudly on their way to heaven. And not only by firecrackers, the church bells rang almost ten minutes storm. Pity, that there were no fireworks. Da hätte man den Lärm wenigstens mit etwas Schönem verbunden 🙂

One would think, Europe in our time is an area, present of the unique material charts. Far! For the access to the port of San Vincent the values ​​for water depth were on different charts quite far apart. Different details of 0,5 to 3 Meters water depth is a bandwidth, which can lead to big problems. As one enters as a sailor rather not risk, we went in search of another port. This is in the Rias not a big problem because here you can easily find alternatives. We chose the harbor in Sanxenxo, or alternatively, the anchor bay right next to it.

After breakfast it was so then "anchor on". The maneuver with a new division of labor (Katja at the wheel / Dietmar at the windlass) succeeded immediately. Seen anchors is still very relaxed. If the anchor chain has disappeared in the box, you are right ready to travel and must neither linen, still putting away Fender.

A relaxing day trip from 35 Nautical miles in front of us. Eventually even the promised wind came up and we enjoyed the great, sunny day on the beautiful coast. By afternoon we reached the bay and decided, yet another go at anchor. A good decision, as we could determine in retrospect. The port of Sanxenxo is with 45,00 € / night really expensive and was due to an event completely overcrowded anyway.

At our anchorage just outside the bay of Sanxenxo raged the Spanish holiday life. Many sailing- and motor yachts lay at anchor for a swim stop. The wide sandy beach, the towels tightly lined up close to. Vom Land re churning the Spanier mit Tretbooten, Jet skis and canoes. Most of them were young people, which tested their knowledge of German to us. "Hi there?! Good day "it echoed back to us on deck.

We decided to, to spend this evening on the boat. Only the very idea, that all the, we had seen on the beach today, evening would populate the bars and restaurants, deterred us from. So our corn chicken wandered into the oven and soon dinner was in the restaurant "SUMMER" served.

Slowly it was also quiet around us, only a few yachts really wanted to spend the night in the bay. The rest went in different directions from there. We made ourselves comfortable with a round of Scrabble, die ich schon zum zweiten Mal hintereinander glorreich verlor 🙁 Ich hätte nicht gedacht, that you can cheat in this game, also, aber irgendwas ist doch wohl faul hier 🙂 Ich werde dem Herrn Kapitän schon noch auf die Schliche kommen.

Shortly after midnight, we then moved us in the bunks. But even a clock I stood upright once in bed. The party in the port boomed so loud despite hatches closed around the ship, that was not to think of sleep. Wenigstens war die Musikauswahl nach unserem Geschmack und schlafen wird ja auch völlig überbewertet 🙂

Something overslept the next morning we took the dinghy clear, to make together with Martin and Violetta of the SY Ganesha least a short shore excursion. But since we did not want to leave the Spanish teenagers on the beach our dinghy, without possibility, they festzuschließen sure, we went to Porto Nuovo in the harbor. Here we found a slippery ramp, in which we were able to land and our dinghies moored safely. We walked along the waterfront, the right on the neat and tidy raked sand beach ran along. After a short stint on the market, on which one of “Brand sneakers” for 12 € until the potato actually could buy everything, we already started our way back. Once in the harbor, we found, that we had not arrived at the lowest water level, as we had thought. So the dinghies were further one and a half meters deep below us. Boarding would be possible only by a quick jump from the slippery concrete ramp. But as sporty wanted today to become one and also for Goofy, the ship's dog SY Ganesha, would have been no alternative. After we had extended the line of the second dinghy with the leash of Goofy, we could Verholen our dinghies along the harbor wall to a staircase and finally heading back.

Once back on board, we wanted for a short swim in the direction Cambarro sail. Actually bathing was so my idea, inspired by the many bathing Spaniards. But after a water temperature test with the big toe, I realized, that here there were no swimming conditions suitable for me. Dietmar was there much harder in the company even if it took a while. Eventually, he took a bath, while I faltered again on deck.

So I was but to rush him quickly to help then able, after the climb up from the water had created with the outboard. Good, dass wir den tollen erste Hilfe-Kurs gemacht hatten 🙂 Aber keine Sorge, too bad that was not also. My skills learned to sew a laceration, I could not attach here unfortunately. But a nice glued patch is indeed a good start. One should not simply invest with stronger.

After coffee, it should then go on to Combarro, a stone's throw of only seven nautical miles. Actually, a route not worth so yes, but it should be according to our guide very nice there, dort am Ende der Ria. Again the wind for relaxed sailing invited and an hour later we were in the port of Combarro firmly to the Außenmole.

Back in civilization with electricity and internet, the captain even forgot his investors beer. But beautiful, when you're back online. In a week already collect a few things to, the read, want to be commented or done. After dinner with the self-caught mackerel, but lured the music of the city and the Internet had to wait. On the small square of Combaro, we seal must attend the screening of the local children's dance group.

After that we did not want to go home. A little we wanted to enjoy the great atmosphere in the place. So we followed the stream of locals unobtrusively in the beautiful old town to a small, winding street, full of bars, Restaurants and shops. What a pity, that we had already eaten. Tomorrow we will spend here definitely our evening. But the safe side with dictionary, apparently does strange things are also served in Spain. Although we are keen to experiment, but everything has its limits.

Exactly at a quarter to eight there was a knock at our boat and Waltraud and Wolfgang were booted and spurred for our planned trip to Santiago de Compostela on the web. By taxi, it went to the station, where we wanted to rent a car for today's excursion. The lady at the car rental looked at us in disbelief: Unreserved? Unlucky! The next car would be in the earliest 2 To have days. Just und Ciao! In Spain everything to be planned in advance. There was nothing to be done!

But if you're already at the station, why then do not coincide with the train? For fabulous 7,20 € per person, we were not 10 Minutes later the next train to Santiago de Compostela the “Pilgerhochburg” at the end of the pilgrimage .. Better we had the can not catch. Comfortable,laid back, without detours, Storage and other adventures we reached only 30 Minutes later, shortly before nine clock our goal.

So early we were still able to enjoy, to enjoy the beautiful city for a while before the big rush of pilgrims and tourists. Sorry, currently the main portal of the cathedral is covered in large part because of extensive renovations. Good, that we are not all made the pilgrimage of St. James ….We visited the cathedral and decided, to visit the noonday fair. Although we both are really no churchgoer, it seemed to us here somehow appropriate. Even before the show were almost all the seats occupied but a stream of other people urged unabated in the nave. We collared still have a place in the side aisle and waited for what, were to come. Even after the arrival of the priest, the flow of tourists from not broke. A devotional mood was not on because of all the corners were using cell phones pictures and videos taken. An atmosphere like at the Cologne main train station .... After less than ten minutes we were fed up. While it's great, that the Spaniards are so tolerant and deny anyone access to the Cathedral, but as the show loses all humor and dignity.

The entire historic center of Santiago is the sign of the Camino de Santiago and the Pilger.Überall in the city could buy souvenirs: The pilgrims sticks with water bottle and the scallop had it Dietmar particularly impressed. Soon it was up to an agreement and so my captain turned a one “bona fide” Pilgrim. The water bottle and the clam him but were too embarrassed and were located. The beautiful walking stick was but the rest of the day “proud” presented. If I know him he has the stock purchased only, to bring to expression what he thinks of the commercialization of a good thing in itself. Later, once he wants to give the floor to his friend Reiner from Bavaria if I understood him correctly. However, now we definitely have a real weapon on board, mit der wir Einbrecher in die Flucht schlagen können 🙂

In the late afternoon it was quite full in the city and it was decided unanimously, to go back home to La Coruna. Just as easily as on the way it went back again. At the station, hopped into the nearest taxi and we were back in the marina.

By car, the tour would certainly not have been so hassle free and definitely not as low. In Galicia, the trains are in a really great condition and on time.

After a relaxing break in the Marina attracted Waltraud and I once again going, to obtain still something delicious for dinner. Just when we were done at the grocery store, cell phone rang. Dietmar and Wolfgang were waiting in the port city on us, our purchases with the dinghy to transport the boat. What a luxury. So we could without the hassle of heavy bags and move on. Because it was still an item on our shopping list. Spain is so famous for its ham. In the old town we were often stopped by to shops, in which the entire ceiling full of ham hanging. Now we wanted to try these treats also. After a great advice from the seller, we choose from the plethora of different samples from various ham and bought in addition some Spanish cheese. Das Abendessen an Bord war ein echter Schmaus 🙂

The Captain has a writer's block. Ever since we arrived in Spain, I kick him repeatedly around the feet. "Can you not even write something` s Logbook?"It Gern, but what for?“ Ok, I understand. Then we want you also no longer in suspense, denn hier passiert doch schon einiges 🙂

The last three days have flown by. After the long trip over the Bay of Biscay were on Friday on various ship repairs, which the captain successfully together with pal Martin completed. So we had during the last week always small and large amounts of water in the bilge. Not really critical, but that has the skipper simply do not like. Water in his ship, where you can eat but otherwise the engine room from the floor. 's Not the point! During the crossing, the crucial idea he had come. Our stern shower, which should free us after a swim in the sea on the bathing platform with fresh water from salt, was coming at the higher Atlantic shaft from behind, every now and again completely under water. As we found, you had next to a se totally unsuitable console with a hole!!! for the hose guide also cut a huge hole absolutely unnecessary in the rear mirror our SUMMER, dass dem Kapitän immer wieder die Tränen kamen 🙁 Da hat die Werft wirklich einen riesen Mist gebaut! After a trip to the chandlery and with the support of the console pal Martin was functionally reconstructed and sealed watertight! Also our radar was at sea more often from simple and had therefore urgently be subjected to critical examination and repair. After a few hours of the error is found. When mounting the radar antenna, an O-ring between the screw was clamped and thus we had at this point a loose connection. The boss was pretty pissed because it 2x in one day the error (friendly talk!) shipyard, with which he is otherwise very satisfied, could iron out. We are at the next night- fog or driving on the road again with a working radar and therefore safer.

While Dietmar and Martin worked on the ship, Waltraud and I made the environment unsafe. A little trip to the famous lighthouse “Hercules” on the program. Comfortable walking along the coast we discovered nice little beaches and beautiful landscapes. The great view from the lighthouse but we want to keep our men and decided not, later to make another trip there.

After completion of all work we wanted to treat ourselves to a nice tapas evening in the old town. At half past seven we set out at the marina and still strolled almost an hour through the narrow streets. Restaurants and bars in all shapes and colors! In the narrow streets so many people were traveling. Sometime we also had found a table in a nice bar. We left the cellar, the selection of tapas, because the Spanish card would not have really helped us. So we were able to enjoy genuine Galician specialties, the quite well with Rioja and Cerveza (Hopfentee) Fit. We were impressed by the great and fast service bar, without a PC and technical aids.

On the way back across the Praza de Maria Pita we heard a quarter of an hour in the open-air concert in. The Spaniards were really fired up, but we convinced the Spanish response (Dietmar said “Revenge”) Milva on despite the great atmosphere not really.

In Spain it has to rain again. Saturday was such a day. So it was once again time, to maintain the website and sort our photos. Dietmar used while new contacts and spent most of the day with Eckhardt and Ilona of the SY LONI 3. The two are with your brand new NAUTICAT 42 on the way to the Caribbean.

One of the rain breaks I used to be an extensive photo-walk through the Old Town.

Since the SY Ganesha with Martin and Violetta wanted to continue sailing south tomorrow we set out to, invite the two of them tonight in a tapas bar as “Thank-you” for help to the ship and the nice reception in La Coruna on our arrival. This time we will choose another bar and other tapas. The evening was but just as funny as the night before.

After the rainy day, the people flocked in the evening in the city. When we on the way back over the “Maria Pita Square” came, was there as well as the night before pretty full. Let's see, has to offer the Spanish entertainment tonight! This time the wait was definitely worth it. Even though the band was completely unknown to us, of course,, the music came on and the mood was huge. We were right in the middle, between all the singing and dancing Spaniards. It was a great feeling! Nur mitsingen ging leider nicht 🙂 Nach fast eineinhalb Stunden und einer langen Zugabe, was this beautiful evening actually almost too quickly to end.

Although we were come quite late to bed, we wanted on Sunday the same physically active start to the day. Together with Wolfgang and Waltraud we wanted the famous “Hercules”, the lighthouse from the second century AD, we do not want to keep the two gentlemen (see Friday). Previously should be on a short visit to the railway station, car rental can be reserved for the planned for tomorrow trip to Santiago de Compostela.

The two men left the excursion approach clearly sporty, while Waltraud and I followed more leisurely. Occasionally helped us through a red light, to reduce the decency again. But it was also, that the two men actually remembered your wives and appealed for a short break on a street corner.

Dietmar had already made with Martin of the SY Ganesha different bike rides through the city and took over towards the train station sovereign leadership. By and by racing driver he was not deterred by the direct route. So we cycled only along the waterfront and then continue on the motorway (hochgradig illegal) out of town. I was really relieved, when we suffer an exit to the station right. Weiter geradeaus wäre es auf die nächste Autobahn gegangen 🙂 Sein Kommentar war nur: “With me you will experience at least some”

The car rental was closed unfortunately, contrary to the statement of the harbor master Sundays. So we went without doing anything further to our next destination: The Playa de Riazor on the other side of La Coruna. Auch diesmal gewannen die beiden Männer diese doch deutlich anstrengendere Berg-Etappe 🙂

After a little refreshment and a further photo-stop, we followed the coast further to the Tower of Hercules, the Waltraud and I had visited on Friday. But today, in bright sunshine saw the whole coast twice as nice. Unfortunately, that also found the numerous Spaniards, who wanted to spend their Sunday here. The line of those, who wanted to climb the lighthouse, frighteningly long. We enjoyed the view from the foot of the lighthouse across the bay and then biked back to Marina.

In the city today circus was announced. On the Plaza Maria Pita various stations had already been set up in the morning. As was found in our fridge nothing enticing for dinner, We decided after a stroll through the circus-place somewhere to go eat something delicious. Surely we found our way to the tapas bar, in which we had spent the nice Friday evening. But this time we had themselves spoiled for choice. These pressed the waitress an English map in hand. And although yes tapas actually translated “Morsel” ie, we had done it again, viel zu viel zu bestellen und natürlich auch zu essen 🙂

Something was different this morning than usual. The sun shone brighter somehow, the air was soft and the 24 ° C felt wonderfully hot. We are in Spain! The weather gave himself honestly tried and showed itself from its best side. Straight away on holiday feeling.

As always after a night ride or longer beats, we let the day take it easy. Somehow today was indeed a very special day: Our first day in a new country! Or was there something else? Only after a nice email of our groomsmen Hartmut the penny dropped. Of course, ….. our wedding day! To forget this day, would probably not have happened to me in Germany J whole nine years, we believe it is now already out of each other. Good, that we have forgotten this time both. So konnte der Tag ganz entspannt seinen Lauf nehmen 🙂

But first we had to do the paperwork and negotiate the price for our mooring. For here are the mooring fees Throwdown. This cute secret betrayed us friend Martin from the SY Ganesha. Martin is in terms of "negotiating" a very tough guy. For himself and his friends (Subjects such as, thank God) he had negotiated the Super save price two weeks ago. So war also klar, one weeks in La Coruna Special offer for .... (that we do not betray rather).

Ever since the morning was the position of the SY MENTOR under my constant observation over www.marinetraffic.com. Of course we wanted to remove the linen to our friends, when they reach La Coruna. The optimal place for us to dock I had already spotted, now I had to steer the SY MENTOR only there. In the age of FM radio that should not be an issue. Because yes is more likely to spark Dietmars area, yes like the touts for his life, I got the radio a bit skeptical about. Even after multiple calls to channel 16 but I got no answer. Ok, then an attempt with the handheld radio. Again, nothing .... The last possibility was then the phone. No connection! If one so the technology let you down, only one remedy: Ran to the harbor entrance and wave. Das funktioniert immer 😉 So dirigierte ich die MENTOR in die richtige Richtung, and sprinted back to our dock, so fast I wore flip-flops. The plan worked, and the two were received as scheduled on the web.

In the afternoon, Martin and Violetta were to us as local guides at our first exploration by bike to the. The two were already since 2 Weeks with your SY Ganesha in the marina and knew the city as your pocket. By bike we scoured the main stations and began at the city harbor. There, we looked briefly at the SY AMAZONE past, further wanted to sail to the south the next morning. After an emotional reunion, the two had to go and still do last minute shopping.

So we rode on to the best electronics business, the best chandlery, the best bakers and of course the best supermarket - all SY Ganesha quality tested. Northern Spain is for us was another reason why attractive. Food prices are incredibly low by German standards. So we filled our backpacks with all, what is needed for a proper barbecue. A short time later it bruzzelten the first steaks on the grill COB at the dock in front of the berth of SY Ganesha. The first bottle of wine, who was waiting for our reunion since Flensburg, was decapitated and a fun evening was nothing in the way.