It was soon time to set sail, we had an enjoyable time showing Alex around our temporary home but now we felt it was time to set sail for a little day trip.
We decide to drop down the Ria to anchor off the beach at Barra for lunch.
We tucked in under the cliffs and enjoyed an al fresco lunch in company with a couple of local yachts.
Barra and Nerga beaches are really beautiful and the recent rain had left the pines and Eucalyptus trees very green.
As we raised anchor and headed back up the Ria past Cangas and on to San Simon a racing fleet was returning to Vigo . We spread our gennaker to catch the light winds and keep up with the returning fleet but the wind died completely off Cangas and we had to resort to the engine to take us under the motorway bridge and into the upper Ria.
We anchored off San Adrian and were pleased to find not only Magnet but Modus Vivendi with Bob and Maureen were also anchored. We adjourned to the only bar by the Marina for drinks and conversation.
Sadly this would be our last evening with Jim and Megan for a while as they planned to leave for Xufre in the morning. Bob and Maureen however planned to linger in the Rias for a while longer....
As Bob and Maureen were meeting a friend in the morning everyone adjourned at a reasonable hour, we however stayed on into the evening chatting and playing table football.
San Simon is a very sheltered anchorage and we spent another day recovering from the previous nights excesses. In the photo below you can just see Dark Tarn. The Ensenada is totally landlocked and surrounded by hills on all sides
The following day we returned to Cangas. Alex again took advantage of the local skatepark and after a pleasant afternoon swimming and skating we had a drink in one of the pop-up beach bars or Chiringitos.....
These seem to have a lifespan restricted to the summer months, they literally spring up and are built overnight and will disappear just as quickly at the end of the season.
Alexs P20 had to be upped to factor 50 as the sun became increasingly hot!
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