Tuesday 14th August

Following a late breakfast, it was unanimously agreed to have a lazy adventure day. There was a beautiful clean beach within plain view about 10 minutes’ walk from the marina. The town itself is only a short walk and is a designated heritage town. There were 4 or 5 Irish flagged yachts in the marina, everyone knew of Spirit of Oysterhaven and many took the opportunity to have a peek on board. 

 

 

After breakfast we departed Pobra in light north easterly winds and in clear sunny day. We decided to investigate an interesting looking beach anchorage on Ila de Arousa. In light winds under Genoa alone we sailed through well marked and positioned mussel rafts. The “no go” for yachts area was well marked with yellow buoys. We dropped anchor clear of the “no go” zone in 6 meters of water. We launched the dinghy and the first party went ashore, landing on the beach. When the second party had landed, the beach ranger “robustly” advised that the use of engines was strictly forbidden inside the yellow buoyed area. The Romeos true to form found a shady spot with a good view of all the beach activity and duly supported the local malt growing economy. Joe found the nearest beach landing spot for the dinghy outside the buoyed zone which was a distant walk from the shady viewing platform. When it was time to leave, there was a bit of keffufling to get from the shade to the dinghy to back on board. Eventually all the shore party were back on board and we made our way to Cabo De Cruz Marina. Once again, on our approach to the marina we were greeted with folks who were acquaintances of Spirit of Oysterhaven. Cabo de Cruz Marina is only a few years old. There is a bar/restaurant at the top of the pontoons. The beer, wine and tapas are excellent.