Live Update: October 2, 2022 (Patreon)

Hi Guys!

This video is a bit long, and I apologize for rambling toward the end 😆 but there was a lot to catch you up on. We are in the Ria Arousa in a small anchorage near Palmeria. 

Our friends from S/V Teulu, (they were on the Halford River with us), caught up with us in Muxia. From there, we formed our own two-boat Flotilla and sailed to Muros and Palmeira together. Luckily, all trips have been Orca-free. It looks like the Orcas are starting to move South again. That will be something we'll have to think about when we get closer to Lisbon. 

We have been here in Palmeria for three days now. We have been enjoying the quiet anchorage and went for a hike to a beautiful waterfall with Teulu. Our plan is to leave tomorrow late morning and head to Ria de Ponteverde. It's supposed to be very scenic there, so we are looking forward to getting more hiking in. As you can tell, our plans are pretty loose at the moment, but it feels nice to be able to enjoy and explore each stop and not rush off :)

Sailing to Camirinas. We made a makeshift chair out of our step stool and some non-slip padding. It actually worked great! However, you know Mads is already brainstorming ideas for a DIY helm chair. 

View from Camirinas

Giant sardines being grilled in Camirinas. We had the most delicious tuna empanada that day as well :)

Camirinas is known for its lace making. Actually, all lace from this region of Spain is called Camirian Lace. 

We stumbled into this older part of town one day while walking around Camirinas. We could not find any information about when these buildings were built, but the construction was so interesting. 

This was our little anchorage in Muros with S/V Teulu. I think there were three boats there, including us, the entire time. It was extremely peaceful. 

We first saw these structures in Camirinas, then stumbled upon a bunch of them in Muros. Mads and I had a bet going on. He thought they were to dry out the ham, I thought they were some kind of religious thing because a lot of them have crosses on them. We later found out that they are to store grain, and they are raised so animals can not get to them. So, we were both wrong ;)

Sailing to Palmeira got a little chilly!

This was the waterfall we hiked to :)

Teulu sent us this. A shot of Athena looking pretty dang spiffy in front of a pretty dang spiffy sunrise :)