Gijon

Gijon. Yesterday we made 70 miles from Ribadeo against the wind and the current. The office wasn’t open at Ribadeo so we sailed away without paying any harbor fees. We managed to sail a little over 20 miles. The swell was up to four meters. We arrived just after six and took a place on the finger pontoons. The marinero came to greet us and told that the office was open until 10 pm. The office girl was pretty and helpful. The weather charts showed a pretty strong wind from the east so it was going to be a lazy Sunday. We rented bikes for 3 € a day from the office and biked around the city. After that we washed the salt from the deck. The weather was okay today, cold wind with a few showers, +21. Tomorrow we’re going to visit the local hardware store to get new shelves for the vacant cupboard in the saloon. The cupboard was left empty after we sold the extra refrigerator to Tigs. We should be ready to sail at noon for about 30 plus miles to the next harbor where we have to wait for two days for good winds to sail across the Biscay to Le Havre or some other suitable harbor.