Archives for the '2004 – Portugal' Category
Journey from Leixoes to Cascais
3rd June we left Leixoes at midday bound for Lisbon. Unfortunately very little wind and a lot of fog, three cheers for the radar and Mr Perkins the engine, and not forgetting George the wheel-pilot and little George (George II) the tiller pilot. For the final day of this 30 hour journey we had company [...]
Porto and Leixoes
On 2nd June we went by bus into Porto, and meandered slowly around the old city, which is very beautiful although the impression is that all the colours have faded a bit. Apart from the waterside, the city does not seem to be very spoilt by tourism. It was well worthwhile going, and we went [...]
Journey from Bayona to Leixoes
At 12pm Portuguese time we saw Viana do Castelo, but also the wind came up from the north. Following some discussion we decided to take advantage of the wind and carry on to Porto (Leixoes) which we could still reach before dark. The wind steadily increased, and the spinnaker we had put up was creaking [...]