Ep27 | Viveiro, Spain: Vacant Old Town & a Dingy Safari to Maiden's Cove

November 23-25, 2020
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In this episode, we sail off early in the morning from Gijón, Spain for quite a long, lazy passage to Viveiro - about a 100nm-passage….so we arrived an anchorage just outside of the port entrance along the Cove Beach in the pitch dark…. Luckily there was plenty of room for us with only 1 other boat anchored there who had a captain named Bart.
Viveiro is a small, pretty and historic town sitting at the mouth of the River Landro, it's first settlements going back to the Iron Age. It's a sleepy fishing town nestled into a sheltered inlet on Galicia’s wild and unpredictable coast, even more lethargic during the Pandemic.
We go on a short sight-seeing tour in the vacant streets of Old Town - partly because of the pandemic, maybe partly due to siesta. There we see two of the cultural “gems” of the town, the Gate of Carlos V & the Bridge of Mercy with 9 arches (originally 12).
But, we spend most of our time exploring the rugged, stunning coastline. Only a few nautical miles away was a popular natural attraction in the cliffs called Maiden's Cove - a hole that overlooks the sea. Since it was a long drive away, but a shorter distance on sea, we decided to try to find it by dingy...
See what we find!
And, stay tuned for our sail to A Coruna and all the fun we have there in the stunning, lively & important coastal city. A Coruna also marks the beginning of a long-lasting friendship with our new buddy boat - Enfant Terrible.
Thanks for tuning in!
Cheers,
ELANE
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CREDITS:
Movavi Suite 24
Epidemic Sound:
Cosme Velho - El Equipo Del Norte
Hotshot - oomiee
Bolero Bonito - El Equipo Del Norte
Nostalgia de una Flor - Guataca Groove
Open Roads of Cuba - Tiki Tiki
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expedia.no
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www.viveiro.es
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[@RebelRobin501]

I’d love to make a trip like this.

[@I___]

When I'm in a cave, I'm always afraid that a rock will come off from the ceiling.) ...especially when you see how many of them are already lying on the floor )))

[@FrankJamger]

Nice to see Elane on the cruise again. The boys as usual finding creative ways to break the routine. Interesting architecture at Viveiro, though sadly not a lot going on... at least the Pigeons were unimpressed by the covid hysterics. Your expedition to the caves was fun and intriguing. Don't know which one was the Maiden's, but was wondering if one might still shelter a lost family of Cro-Magnons? On the way back we're stepping on the gas to beat the waves, lol.