Puerto Meloxo to Puerto Piedras Negras
27/May/2007 14:37 Filed in: Galicia
This morning I was woken by the boat moving about quite vigourously. It was raining heavily and a SW wind was blowing straight into the harbour. I would not have gone anywhere in those conditions but later the wind dropped and with the help of a local fisherman we got off the berth and away at 11:35, leaving a mooring line on the dock.
The weather moderated and we were able to sail most of the way round to Puerto Pedras Negras (Black Rocks) where we arrived at 14:30. By now it was fine and sunny. Arriving from the north it is necessary to make a wide sweep to the south to avoid a multitude of offlying rocks.
We are now clear of the Ria de Muros and in the Ensanada de Lanzana. The rocky coast is dotted with beautiful beaches some very small and one 3 miles long and the water is crystal clear.
Puerto Pedras Negras marina is very small with an apartment complex next door. I was told that it is no longer allowed to build apartments this close to the coast. It is a lovely location. The marina cost €13.33 per night and the facilities were just fine. There is a bar restaurant on the site with a two others on the beachfront nearby.
I went for a walk around the coast to the west. One can walk along the recently opened boardwalk or alternate between sandy beaches or rocky foreshore. The beaches were very clean and clear of the usual foreshore flotsam which appeared again further round the point away from the beaches.
Later I got a taxi back to Puerto Meloxo to retrieve my mooring line.
Approaching Puerto Pedras Negras before turning north. Ahead is Playa de Lanzada. Three mile of clean white sand.
The small marina and adjacent apartments.
Promenade atop the marina breakwater.
A reminder of how dangerous this coast can be.
Playa de Barrosa 5 minutes walk from the marina.
Self with Isla Ons in the background to the south and rocky shoals closer in. Note the water clarity.
Redundant military installation near the SW corner of Peninsular O Grove.
The weather moderated and we were able to sail most of the way round to Puerto Pedras Negras (Black Rocks) where we arrived at 14:30. By now it was fine and sunny. Arriving from the north it is necessary to make a wide sweep to the south to avoid a multitude of offlying rocks.
We are now clear of the Ria de Muros and in the Ensanada de Lanzana. The rocky coast is dotted with beautiful beaches some very small and one 3 miles long and the water is crystal clear.
Puerto Pedras Negras marina is very small with an apartment complex next door. I was told that it is no longer allowed to build apartments this close to the coast. It is a lovely location. The marina cost €13.33 per night and the facilities were just fine. There is a bar restaurant on the site with a two others on the beachfront nearby.
I went for a walk around the coast to the west. One can walk along the recently opened boardwalk or alternate between sandy beaches or rocky foreshore. The beaches were very clean and clear of the usual foreshore flotsam which appeared again further round the point away from the beaches.
Later I got a taxi back to Puerto Meloxo to retrieve my mooring line.
Approaching Puerto Pedras Negras before turning north. Ahead is Playa de Lanzada. Three mile of clean white sand.
The small marina and adjacent apartments.
Promenade atop the marina breakwater.
A reminder of how dangerous this coast can be.
Playa de Barrosa 5 minutes walk from the marina.
Self with Isla Ons in the background to the south and rocky shoals closer in. Note the water clarity.
Redundant military installation near the SW corner of Peninsular O Grove.