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| Slainte! Partying with the lads from Mayo. |
Today, we had a brief westerly which got us excited, and many boats left heading south. But it was soon back to northerly and building, and back to grey skies as well. We had a slow start this morning - 10:30 local time - as we had been up late yesterday with the 7 Irish lads delivering the Cashin's
X-Static to Portosin. We had drinks at the marina bar, super tapas dinner at El Real, then drinks aboard
Aleria afterwards. Gerry, a British solo sailor who tied up next to us yesterday, invited himself over last night as he figured he wouldn't be able to sleep with the ruckus we were making. What fun!
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Today in A Coruña, we walked to the Museum of Mankind which was okay. I get the antique discount now that I'm 65. Alex still pays full price. It is a science museum but all the explanations were in Spanish only so we couldn't get the most out of it. Now called Museo Domus, it was formerly known as "Casa del Hombre". It's best to go there with kids, especially if you know Spanish. Their focus is on evolution, genetics, personalised medicine, and intelligence or neuronal brain activity. I was able to move a ball in a tube with my mind. They had a DNA helix constructed from old books, which I didn't really get. I enjoyed the comparison of DNA signatures of male and female humans and apes and genetic anomalies. It was quite pointed to see how close we are to orangutans and chimps. I know all this, having a degree in biology/chemistry, but they don't teach it quite that way.
We then walked along the beach and I tested the waters. I could have gone swimming, but it was rather cold and unnecessary. We walked the streets and looked at the shops. Finally, we opted to have a glass of wine and wandered into a restaurant called Valentin. We decided to have a light lunch and ordered a sushi salad with fresh tuna and a champignon and queso tosta, which came with a main course of chicken, roast potatoes and interesting celery salad. Exquisitely delicious. What a find! It was far more than we wanted to eat but delicious. It was a beautiful place, tastefully decorated and run by very avant guarde looking people. And only €32 total with 2 glasses of wine each.
Now I'm doing laundry, blogging, and studying weather forecasts. It's time to leave but there is not going to be any wind in Biscay for many days.
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| A government building in the main square |
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| Alex with his hominid friends at the Museo Domus |
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| Hominid skulls |
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| Ancient footprints |
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| DNA Helix made of books |
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| A beach |
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| The bay |
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| Surfer art |
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| The big beach |
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| Coffee at Valentin |
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| A bit of ham anyone? |
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| Yes, it's a jamboneria. |
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| Royal... |
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| Ham? |
PS: Laundry has been a challenge on this trip. The industrial strength laundromats in Bouzas and Vigo are a joy. The dryers in Sanxenxo and A Coruna were a bust! That something so vital can be so frustrating is really annoying. It's such a small thing to fix. WiFi is another issue but since European roaming charges were eliminated and we got all you can eat data, we no longer care.
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