A Relaxing Stop in Camarinas, Spain -May 27 - June 6, 2013

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June 11th 2013

Published: June 11th 2013

As we continue to move north up the coast of Spain toward the Bay of Biscay we have taken the opportunity to stop and wait out the worst weather. Camarinas is just such a harbor. It is located in a beautiful area of the northwest part of Spain. The coast here is very rugged and has over the centuries become known as Costa da Morte (Coast of Death), Yes, we know not the most pleasant name, but appa... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Working On Their Nets

The fishermen are working on their nets at the harbor getting ready to go out again.

View of the Village

View looking back toward the town of Camarinas with the wind turbines in the background.

A Typical Home

This is a typical house design – the living area is upstairs and the storage area is on the ground floor. Many of them we could see were filled with fish traps and nets. Note the dormer design as well.

Modern and Old

We chuckled when we saw the street lights attached to the old grain storage facilities called Horreos. A mix of the old and the new.

Tsamaya in the marina

The Camarinas marina was a nice place to stay for a few days while exploring the area.

The Village with its Wind Turbines

A view looking over the village of Camarinas.

The Cape Vilan Lighthouse

This shows that the light keepers house is separate from the lighthouse & connected by a "tunnel" connecting the two.

The hills were filled with color

We enjoyed the color of the windflowers while on our walk to the wind farm and the beach.

Bob has definitely shrunk

Yes, that is Bob standing at the base of this wind turbine – one of the larger ones we see here. This wind farm has 13 of this size and 10 of the smaller ones. Only a small portion of the wind turbines in this area.

The Way Into Camarinas

One of the views from the wind farm looking over the estuary that Camarinas is on – it reminded us of an Adirondack Mt. lake view.

A Snail's Pace?

Bob said this snail reminded him of us- moving slowly but taking his home with us.

A few of the Horreos

Just a small sampling of the grain storage buildings (horreos) that we saw while in the area. Note that the mushroom shaped legs are to keep it rodent proof.

Color in the Stones

The stone walls lining the alleys and streets are a backdrop for many flowering plants as well.

Away from the Sea

From this distance it is hard to remember that we are still very close to the Atlantic ocean with it being so calm here.

A more modern design

The main design has stayed the same, some of the building materials have changed.

The Public Laundry

This is the traditional laundry site where the water flows in from a stream.

A Great Pot Luck Dinner

We had a great pot luck dinner while in Camarinas made up of Canadians, British, Germans, French (from Brittany) - what a great spread we had!

Lace Making

The making of lace is quite complex with the many bobbins being quickly moved by hand.

A Close Up of the Lace

Only 1 of the many pieces of lace that we saw made while in Camarinas.

Balea Beach

A few of the views from Balea Beach - what a beautiful white sand beach, but it was still obvious for the need for the lighthouse with the number of rocks in the bay.

Fishing Boats

Here is where the larger fishing boats come in to transfer their loads to refrigerated trucks.

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