Gijon, Asturia. 1-8 October
01/10/06 12:05
1st October
Tony and Gill set off early and very kindly donate their surplus to requirements tender bag to replace the completely useless bag supplied by Suzuki with my Suzumar tender. Thanks Tony & Gill. I take some photos of "Nimbus" leaving the harbour to e-mail on to them.
"Nimbus" - Outward bound Gijon fairway buoy
For the rest of the day I continued with boat cleaning and give my tender a good scrub down to remove mould which has accumulated since May. The tender has only been deployed once and that was a few days ago at L'Aber Wrac'h.
A fairly slow day finished off by catching up with e-mails.
Dramatic breaking seas on the outer wall of Gijon marina.
2nd October
Quite a bit of walking around the town including a visit to Gijon Aquarium. very impressive.
4th October
A trip to El Corte Ingles to stock up on food and to buy a length of hose. It seems most Spanish marinas do not supply hoses for fresh water purposes.
When I returned I noticed a Finnish yacht had arrived. "Viitri" with her skipper Perti. She had had a bouncy crossing and he was busy drying out the interior.
5th October
I deployed the Brompton and cycled out to the Botanical Gardens. It was a quiet day and I virtually had the place to myself.
A bull in an adjacent field.
Later I met Jos from Audax. He had got caught by the tail end of a hurricane while bound for the Azores and took a bit of a battering. He was spending a few days in Gijon recovering.
That evening Jos, Perti and I had dinner.
Jos and Perti.
6th October
During the day I removed the pulpit so that in preparation for re-sealing. Small amounts of water were getting past the deck seal.
Perti left very early in the morning hoping to bypass Portugal on his way to the Canaries.
David on "Exubrant" arrives on his way to Lagos and we have a long night out. What a wild man! I have not stayed out till 04:00 for a while. Of course the pain was to follow later with an almighty hangover the next day.
Kiriwina on her berth in Gijon Marina.
7th October
The pulpit was put back and the seal hose tested after a couple of hours. No apparent leaks. Otherwise a bit of a tidy up down below before a more restrained evening out with David. Jos and David sailed for La Coruna.
8th October
I decided to leave on Monday and spent the rest of the day getting the boat ready for sea.
Tony and Gill set off early and very kindly donate their surplus to requirements tender bag to replace the completely useless bag supplied by Suzuki with my Suzumar tender. Thanks Tony & Gill. I take some photos of "Nimbus" leaving the harbour to e-mail on to them.
"Nimbus" - Outward bound Gijon fairway buoy
For the rest of the day I continued with boat cleaning and give my tender a good scrub down to remove mould which has accumulated since May. The tender has only been deployed once and that was a few days ago at L'Aber Wrac'h.
A fairly slow day finished off by catching up with e-mails.
Dramatic breaking seas on the outer wall of Gijon marina.
2nd October
Quite a bit of walking around the town including a visit to Gijon Aquarium. very impressive.
4th October
A trip to El Corte Ingles to stock up on food and to buy a length of hose. It seems most Spanish marinas do not supply hoses for fresh water purposes.
When I returned I noticed a Finnish yacht had arrived. "Viitri" with her skipper Perti. She had had a bouncy crossing and he was busy drying out the interior.
5th October
I deployed the Brompton and cycled out to the Botanical Gardens. It was a quiet day and I virtually had the place to myself.
A bull in an adjacent field.
Later I met Jos from Audax. He had got caught by the tail end of a hurricane while bound for the Azores and took a bit of a battering. He was spending a few days in Gijon recovering.
That evening Jos, Perti and I had dinner.
Jos and Perti.
6th October
During the day I removed the pulpit so that in preparation for re-sealing. Small amounts of water were getting past the deck seal.
Perti left very early in the morning hoping to bypass Portugal on his way to the Canaries.
David on "Exubrant" arrives on his way to Lagos and we have a long night out. What a wild man! I have not stayed out till 04:00 for a while. Of course the pain was to follow later with an almighty hangover the next day.
Kiriwina on her berth in Gijon Marina.
7th October
The pulpit was put back and the seal hose tested after a couple of hours. No apparent leaks. Otherwise a bit of a tidy up down below before a more restrained evening out with David. Jos and David sailed for La Coruna.
8th October
I decided to leave on Monday and spent the rest of the day getting the boat ready for sea.