Ares
27/04/07 15:39 Filed in: Ría de Ares
Another cloudy day but it's not raining.
I decide to deploy the Brompton and cycle along to Redes to see what the approaches look like. The main road is away from the beach but it is only about 4.5 kilometres before a left turning takes one down a hill and into the tiny port of Redes. A very pretty place it is too. No sign of any modern developments although I notice several homes being refurbished. Unlike Ares some effort seems to have been made to to preserve traditional architecture.
Redes
The chart indicates a large fish farm near Redes but looking down from Punta Modias I can see no sign of it. There is one to the west but this is clearly marked. Jose-Ramon's copy of El Litoral De Galicia - Rías Altas indicated that it was OK to anchor off Redes.
I might give it a try tomorrow.
View of Redes moorings from Punta Modias.
On the way back I take a variety of back roads which allow access to the shore at various points. This is a very attractive Ría.
More photos here.
When I get back to the boat I change the bandaids on my fingers. I don't like the look of them and decide to visit the Centro de Salud. What an impressive place. I am barely through the door when a nurse spots my fingers and beckons me into a consulting room. She has a look and before going any further asks me to give my European Health Insurance Card to the receptionist.
Good news! The damage to my fingers is not too serious. The nurse cleans up the cuts and holes and bandages three fingers. She then gives me a tetanus jab. I am told to return on monday and instructed not to use the fingers or get them wet. Looks like sailing is ruled out for a few days. Ah well. It's nice here.
The whole process took about 20 minutes with zero waiting time and was handled entirely by the duty nurse. Very, very impressive.
Back at the marina I am told that I can stay at my berth until tuesday.
I decide to deploy the Brompton and cycle along to Redes to see what the approaches look like. The main road is away from the beach but it is only about 4.5 kilometres before a left turning takes one down a hill and into the tiny port of Redes. A very pretty place it is too. No sign of any modern developments although I notice several homes being refurbished. Unlike Ares some effort seems to have been made to to preserve traditional architecture.
Redes
The chart indicates a large fish farm near Redes but looking down from Punta Modias I can see no sign of it. There is one to the west but this is clearly marked. Jose-Ramon's copy of El Litoral De Galicia - Rías Altas indicated that it was OK to anchor off Redes.
I might give it a try tomorrow.
View of Redes moorings from Punta Modias.
On the way back I take a variety of back roads which allow access to the shore at various points. This is a very attractive Ría.
More photos here.
When I get back to the boat I change the bandaids on my fingers. I don't like the look of them and decide to visit the Centro de Salud. What an impressive place. I am barely through the door when a nurse spots my fingers and beckons me into a consulting room. She has a look and before going any further asks me to give my European Health Insurance Card to the receptionist.
Good news! The damage to my fingers is not too serious. The nurse cleans up the cuts and holes and bandages three fingers. She then gives me a tetanus jab. I am told to return on monday and instructed not to use the fingers or get them wet. Looks like sailing is ruled out for a few days. Ah well. It's nice here.
The whole process took about 20 minutes with zero waiting time and was handled entirely by the duty nurse. Very, very impressive.
Back at the marina I am told that I can stay at my berth until tuesday.