After an Excellent sail from La Rochelle to La Coruna we cane alongside at 0500 in the morning, secured and went to bed. The capitainery (An Irish Chap awaoke us later asking if we wanted a better birth with electricity. We moved to comfort. Lovely warm and sunny weather very pleasant environment. We stayed for a few days and even got the bikes out to go exploring. The most prominant object is the oldest working lighthouse called the tower of Hercules so we cycled along cycle tracks out to it and then on around the town/city stopping at any botanical gardens or parks. We ended up on the beach for a couple of hours. The sea was not quite warm enough for swimming though.
The only minor upset in La Coruna was the demise of the first gas bottle, it involved finding a supplier and getting the old one to him and exchanging it for a full one. Of couse this meanty a taxi. When it came to fitting it it was just a tad bigger than the old one so we spent the rest of the day getting it in place. In the end we had to dump the other empty spare. I have it on good authority that gas is cheap in Portugal. More when we get there!
La Coruna is wonderful. Sunny warm and envigorating. We stayed for a few days and even got the cycles out to go exploring. The oldest working Lighthouse in the world! called the Tower of Hercules. The old Town is wonderful, plenty of old architechture. Also the burial site of Sir John Moore - who led his men in battle during the Napoleonic wars. A very touching tribute by his men.
Shopping must be done early in the morning to get the best from the local market - much more fun than a supermarket !
The only hiccup in La Coruna was the demise of the gas bottle. None to be had at the Marina so a taxi was needed to get a replacement. It turned out to be fractionally larger so had to be wrestled into place and we had to ditch the empty french spare too. I have it on good authority that gas is cheap in Portugal so along with Port we already have a shopping list.
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