One would think, Europe in our time is an area, present of the unique material charts. Far! For the access to the port of San Vincent the values ​​for water depth were on different charts quite far apart. Different details of 0,5 to 3 Meters water depth is a bandwidth, which can lead to big problems. As one enters as a sailor rather not risk, we went in search of another port. This is in the Rias not a big problem because here you can easily find alternatives. We chose the harbor in Sanxenxo, or alternatively, the anchor bay right next to it.

After breakfast it was so then "anchor on". The maneuver with a new division of labor (Katja at the wheel / Dietmar at the windlass) succeeded immediately. Seen anchors is still very relaxed. If the anchor chain has disappeared in the box, you are right ready to travel and must neither linen, still putting away Fender.

A relaxing day trip from 35 Nautical miles in front of us. Eventually even the promised wind came up and we enjoyed the great, sunny day on the beautiful coast. By afternoon we reached the bay and decided, yet another go at anchor. A good decision, as we could determine in retrospect. The port of Sanxenxo is with 45,00 € / night really expensive and was due to an event completely overcrowded anyway.

At our anchorage just outside the bay of Sanxenxo raged the Spanish holiday life. Many sailing- and motor yachts lay at anchor for a swim stop. The wide sandy beach, the towels tightly lined up close to. Vom Land re churning the Spanier mit Tretbooten, Jet skis and canoes. Most of them were young people, which tested their knowledge of German to us. "Hi there?! Good day "it echoed back to us on deck.

We decided to, to spend this evening on the boat. Only the very idea, that all the, we had seen on the beach today, evening would populate the bars and restaurants, deterred us from. So our corn chicken wandered into the oven and soon dinner was in the restaurant "SUMMER" served.

Slowly it was also quiet around us, only a few yachts really wanted to spend the night in the bay. The rest went in different directions from there. We made ourselves comfortable with a round of Scrabble, die ich schon zum zweiten Mal hintereinander glorreich verlor 🙁 Ich hätte nicht gedacht, that you can cheat in this game, also, aber irgendwas ist doch wohl faul hier 🙂 Ich werde dem Herrn Kapitän schon noch auf die Schliche kommen.

Shortly after midnight, we then moved us in the bunks. But even a clock I stood upright once in bed. The party in the port boomed so loud despite hatches closed around the ship, that was not to think of sleep. Wenigstens war die Musikauswahl nach unserem Geschmack und schlafen wird ja auch völlig überbewertet 🙂

Something overslept the next morning we took the dinghy clear, to make together with Martin and Violetta of the SY Ganesha least a short shore excursion. But since we did not want to leave the Spanish teenagers on the beach our dinghy, without possibility, they festzuschließen sure, we went to Porto Nuovo in the harbor. Here we found a slippery ramp, in which we were able to land and our dinghies moored safely. We walked along the waterfront, the right on the neat and tidy raked sand beach ran along. After a short stint on the market, on which one of “Brand sneakers” for 12 € until the potato actually could buy everything, we already started our way back. Once in the harbor, we found, that we had not arrived at the lowest water level, as we had thought. So the dinghies were further one and a half meters deep below us. Boarding would be possible only by a quick jump from the slippery concrete ramp. But as sporty wanted today to become one and also for Goofy, the ship's dog SY Ganesha, would have been no alternative. After we had extended the line of the second dinghy with the leash of Goofy, we could Verholen our dinghies along the harbor wall to a staircase and finally heading back.

Once back on board, we wanted for a short swim in the direction Cambarro sail. Actually bathing was so my idea, inspired by the many bathing Spaniards. But after a water temperature test with the big toe, I realized, that here there were no swimming conditions suitable for me. Dietmar was there much harder in the company even if it took a while. Eventually, he took a bath, while I faltered again on deck.

So I was but to rush him quickly to help then able, after the climb up from the water had created with the outboard. Good, dass wir den tollen erste Hilfe-Kurs gemacht hatten 🙂 Aber keine Sorge, too bad that was not also. My skills learned to sew a laceration, I could not attach here unfortunately. But a nice glued patch is indeed a good start. One should not simply invest with stronger.

After coffee, it should then go on to Combarro, a stone's throw of only seven nautical miles. Actually, a route not worth so yes, but it should be according to our guide very nice there, dort am Ende der Ria. Again the wind for relaxed sailing invited and an hour later we were in the port of Combarro firmly to the Außenmole.

Back in civilization with electricity and internet, the captain even forgot his investors beer. But beautiful, when you're back online. In a week already collect a few things to, the read, want to be commented or done. After dinner with the self-caught mackerel, but lured the music of the city and the Internet had to wait. On the small square of Combaro, we seal must attend the screening of the local children's dance group.

After that we did not want to go home. A little we wanted to enjoy the great atmosphere in the place. So we followed the stream of locals unobtrusively in the beautiful old town to a small, winding street, full of bars, Restaurants and shops. What a pity, that we had already eaten. Tomorrow we will spend here definitely our evening. But the safe side with dictionary, apparently does strange things are also served in Spain. Although we are keen to experiment, but everything has its limits.