Ria de Corme Y Laxe

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La Estrella de Mar ( starfish)

At La Coruna the water is so clear you can see schools of fish as small as 2cm or 2 ft mullets. The metal pylons at each pontoon are covered with strange anenomes , those scarey ‘ear wax’ sculpture things we saw in Brest which give me the creeps and loads of enormous starfish in raspberry, smiley face yellow and grey. - Sam





Anchorage Rio de Corme y Laxe

As you can see the view is lovely and unspoilt, the boat is very still, way more peaceful than a Marina. I’m still not sleeping very well due to the mosquito issue, Andy says he is being bitten too, but I think he is just saying that for moral support. Any suggestions on how to repel the evil things or on curing prickly heat I would really appreciate it. - Sam

Reeds (nautical rough guide) does explain there is very little to look at or do in Corme, it did not warn us of the hugely eerie musical Town clock chime that is in a minor key – made the place seem mighty spooky I can tell you. This in mind I don’t want to go to the only place that sells food for dinner……we could be on the menu and this could be my last transmission. - Sam



Things you don’t expect your other half to say = “The tide is going out, should I have a sly pooh or should I wait till dark, it could float past the Germans!” No I was not dreaming. - Sam

The sand on every beach is ‘sparkly’ (please see close up picture), Andy is blind and doesn’t believe in Fairies anymore so he can’t see it, he put on a serious voice and explained it as iron pyrites in the water, I suggested that the towns economy could be based on exporting glitter (unknown fact). - Sam



The coastline in Northern Spain appears to be made up of rocky and grassy hills which remind me of the giant that was actually a mountain in the film Labyrinth. The hills look like sleeping giants or a drunk tourist who has decided to use the pavement as a pillow, this all takes my mind of sea sickness. Today I climbed a giant sleeping crocodile when Andy was resting in the ‘floaty boat’. Before that we trekked half way up another hill which seemed to have the same plant life as a Scottish landscape but with the heat of Spain. - Sam



Andy – We left A Coruna with lots of good wind for sailing which promptly disappeared and reappeared throughout the day. The weather was warm and sailing in shorts and T shirt is a delight compared to thermals and five layers of clothing. Corme is a lovely anchorage in a small fishing village with lovely beaches. We have stayed here today and will be leaving for Camerinas which will be our last stop before going round Cape Finisterre. We are going into town tonight for a bite to eat and hopefully find a wifi spot.

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Comments

[Lydia]

Mozzies
Sam, You could burn some citronella in a candle form or a good dose of insect repellent should suffice. Get used to it Sam, we have insect screen doors and windows here to stop those suckers over here. hope you get some relief, I hate the buzz in the middle of the night and you end up throwing your arms around in the hopes of connecting and obliterating the kamakazies.