Eventually, just before it was time to go home, it stopped raining and the wind dropped. This meant that we had very little excuse for not going sailing.
We decided to go sailing.
Our aim had always been to "get around the corner" so we decided to head west to the next "easy" Ria. This was about 48 miles away and is called " Ria de Camarinas". So we went.
The entrance to Ria de Camarinas from the south. America would be to the left. We came from the north.
This Ria has two marinas.
At the last moment (in order to add excitement) we decided to go for Marina Muxia.
From the top of the hill, Marina Muxia left, Atlantic Ocean right.
Marina Muxia is friendly, easy , pleasant and in March pretty much empty. The marina team operate out of the petrol station that overlooks the ramp to the pontoons. Call on VHF 9. He took our ropes and spoke english.
There is a nice walk to the top of the hill and a good view.
Muxia is a town of Religious Significance.
Long ago, The Virgin Mary came to Muxia in a stone boat (presumably via the Straits of Gibralta and the Portuguese Coast) in order to give support to St James the Apostle who was doing great things in Santiago De Compostella (which is only about 40 miles inland).
This story, the veracity of which is obviously not in doubt (although stone boat manufacture doesn't appear to have stood the test of time), has resulted in a successful tourist trade for Muxia.
The tourist trade is presumably the justification for the massive and beautiful stone monolith that has been erected near to the church that commemorates Mary's visit.
Unfortunately (according to local legend) the "monolith" was found during its erection process to have significant structural weaknesses.
Monolith or what?
We like Muxia and have left the boat there while we return home for a couple of months.
Berthed in Muxia Marina.
