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  • Porto and its port wine :)

    Porto and its port wine :)

    Mot Portugal! Har länge velat åka dit, men det har aldrig blivit av.

  • Swell in Porto

    Swell in Porto

    During our stay in Porto a low pressure with winds up to 40-50 knots, was moving NE some 500 M off the coast of Portugal on Wednesday, July 24. During the afternoon the day after the passage, a 3-4 m swell from the low pressure reached Douro river and as long as the tidal level…

  • The rias of Galicia, part 2

    The rias of Galicia, part 2

    Today we move on to the next bay in Ria de Muros. We continue with sway anchorage and have the village of Muros within reach for the dinghy. Sally is an almost invisible dot below the green mountain in the featured photo.

  • The Rias of Galicia

    The Rias of Galicia

    Kastar loss igen och rundar Faro de Finisterre, Spaniens västligaste punkt.

  • Costa da Morte or Coast of death

    Costa da Morte or Coast of death

    The northwest corner of Spain, north of Portugal with a coast to the Atlantic, is called Costa da Morte. It is easy to understand when you see these cliffs and know that it often blows hard just around the corner up here. Many old ships have been lost here.