Sanxenxno to Combarro
29/May/2007 10:36 Filed in: Ria de Pontevedra
Woke up at 05:00 with the boat bouncing in short choppy seas blown up by and overnight F4-5 southwesterly. Checked the position and our anchor was holding just fine but it was not a good place to be with that wind.
After getting Kiriwini aboard we weighed anchor at 07:00. I had decided to move up the Ria to Aguete which was well spoken of in both pilot books.
Unfortunately when we got there at 09:00 the pontoons were derelict and clearly not in use. After 15 minutes we left and set off for Combarro where we anchored at 10:25 in rainy unsettled weather.
Lighthouse on Isla Tambo, Ria de Pontavedra.
Combarro Village with low lying cloud.
For much of the day it continued to rain with variable gusting winds. At around 19:00 the rain stopped and I was able to row ashore for a look around Combarro. It is a small fishing village which is something of a tourist attraction because of a small labyrinthine section of traditional Galician stone fisherman's houses.
Waterfront in Combarro with a lot of Horreos. These are found all over Galicia, usually stone built and used to store agricultural produce. They are built on stilts and the discs or mushrooms between the Horreo and the stilts are to stop rats getting inside.
It is very pretty and many of the houses have been restored, others are being restored and the rest probably will be. How long they will remain houses for local fisherman remains to be seen. A small marina is being built with a development of modern apartments near the harbour. Already at least 8 of the old houses have become t-shirt/souvenir shops and I noticed at least 5 newly restored houses for rent.
Would benefit from some modernisation...
After getting Kiriwini aboard we weighed anchor at 07:00. I had decided to move up the Ria to Aguete which was well spoken of in both pilot books.
Unfortunately when we got there at 09:00 the pontoons were derelict and clearly not in use. After 15 minutes we left and set off for Combarro where we anchored at 10:25 in rainy unsettled weather.
Lighthouse on Isla Tambo, Ria de Pontavedra.
Combarro Village with low lying cloud.
For much of the day it continued to rain with variable gusting winds. At around 19:00 the rain stopped and I was able to row ashore for a look around Combarro. It is a small fishing village which is something of a tourist attraction because of a small labyrinthine section of traditional Galician stone fisherman's houses.
Waterfront in Combarro with a lot of Horreos. These are found all over Galicia, usually stone built and used to store agricultural produce. They are built on stilts and the discs or mushrooms between the Horreo and the stilts are to stop rats getting inside.
It is very pretty and many of the houses have been restored, others are being restored and the rest probably will be. How long they will remain houses for local fisherman remains to be seen. A small marina is being built with a development of modern apartments near the harbour. Already at least 8 of the old houses have become t-shirt/souvenir shops and I noticed at least 5 newly restored houses for rent.
Would benefit from some modernisation...