Well, we have got down to the Ria de Arousa but have encountered our first real problem. The batteries are completely flat and we are waiting for an engineer to come from the office of hte marina that has been recommended to us by the RCCPPF guide. I think that we may have a problem with our alternator as we have been running the engine a lot so there should be no problem with battery charging but all three (two domestic deep cycle and one engine starting are all flat as pancakes.
Still, we had a pleasant time the day before and yesterday visiting Portosin and then coming round here.
Portosin turned out to be a very social place. We had a quick sail across from Muros and then a bit of a nightmare in the force 5 crosswind getting into a very tight marina berth. Next to us was an Irish registered Westerly while another Bavaria tied up on our other side. Both turned out to be very interesting aquaintances. Peter and Jane in the Bavaria had been coast hopping round Biscay and were planning on laying up somewhere along the Galician coast. The other peter was a past vice regional president for this area and had a huge fund of knowledge of the area.
We took a meal ashore in the yacht club restaurant which was typically good. One of the things we have noticed on this trip in particular is the abundance and quality of the food compared with that at home. In London, to get vegetables as good as we have been buying in common or garden supermarkets would require a visit to Borough Market.
Yesterday morning gave us the first intimation of a possible problem with our engine as it was a bit slow to turn over but started OK. we motored out and continued down the coast to Cabo Corrubedo where we were able to sail That was where the issue with the batteries/alternator showed itself as things like the VHF and AIS started to complain about their 12 volt supply. We just managed to get the engine turning over in idle and continued sailing past Isla Salvora.
As we motored up the Ria which is far larger than any other we have yet to visit we changed our plan to anchor and looked for where to go. The guide said that Vilagarcia to Arousa had a good boatyard and chandlery so here we are.
Things have been a bit frustrating as we have yet to get hold of a card to give us access to and from the pontoons though we do have a promise from the engineer to visit us later on today. I have a suspicion that it may turn into a manana but we shall have to see.
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