Dear friends and followers, as you might have noticed there have not been blog updates for over a year. Sometimes the life is just throwing something in front of you and you just have to chew it. For the impatient
Major redesign of Suwena’s blog
Caramiñal part 2, 30.5. – 5.6.
The start of this boating season was a bit different. In other words, we flew to Porto in Portugal where we spent a night in a hotel before continuing by taxi to Xufre in Spain first thing next morning. The
Caramiñal part 3, 5.6. – 9.6.
In the middle of hardworking boat maintenance chores, we suddenly received an email from another Finnish yacht anchored in front of Caramiñal. S/Y Aina had noticed our Finnish flag flying on top of our mizzen and they quickly located our
Xufre part 2, 9.6. – 11.6.
On Sunday, after finishing the cleaning of Suwena in the pontoon of the Caramiñal she was ready for sea and summer cruise. Ahoy, amazing anchorages and beautiful beaches, here we come. The lines off, and the ninth summer of Nauticat
Praia de Carragueiros 11.6. – 12.6.
It was clear to both of us that we will spend the first night of the summer cruise in an anchorage. After all, Ría de Arousa is full of small bays which are just perfect for anchoring out. When Andrus
Cangas 12.6. – 15.6.
Our second season on Galician Rías had started. From our experience we knew that every afternoon, the north wind Nortada will arrive like a clockwork. Thus, we were not in any hurry and we took it easy until the afternoon.
Islas Cíes 15.6 – 17.6.
Finally, we were on a way to the islands of Cíes. Last summer our island exploration tour was cut short, and we only spent one night in the anchorage due to the weather. Thus, we were really eager to get
Baiona 17.6. – 21.6.
Baiona was the last port of call in our Galician adventure, and what an amazing stop it became. When we were arriving in the bay of Baiona there were already quite a few boats anchored. Andrus commented “there is a
Viana do Castelo 21.6. – 26.6.
One of the biggest annual celebrations in Finland is the midsummer solstice. The fact that we sailed into new country just at midsummer felt like a proper thing to do for celebrating the year’s longest day. And so Suwena sailed
Porto 26.6. – 3.7.
We sailed 39 nautical miles from Viana do Castelo to the home of port wine, to the city of Porto from where this famous sweet wine is shipped all over the world. We however were just about to dive into