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Barb and Con Sprenger 
Above: Con and me in Chalki, Greece 2014 learning that grand daughter Kate was born.
* While weather is warmer in the Vigo Rias than in Lagos, Portugal we're not anxious to leave, enjoying one anchorage after another, and returning to our summer port in Vigo. Watching the weather, we anticipate the 27th September as our departure south. * Friends Sue and Enrique who live in the area, and their two kids 7 and 9, spent the day with us at Cies Island. No wind for sailing, but lots of fog. At one point, an enormous fishing boat appeared on our bow and I shouted, "Con turn!" (I saw him approaching on the RADAR, but was surprised at his size!) * The disastrous collapse of the boardwalk last month sending 330+ people to hospital is still cordoned off. The two photos left leave lots to the imagination (a loan black boot, the red sweatshirt, and the crutch). * Nick, hubby Bryant, and grandson Dex left last week for Canada following 10 days aboard sailing through the Rias. Weather was fantastic. When the fog hit on our journey from the one of the Rias to Baiona, a Spanish Destroyer passed us within meters going at a high speed. The surprise was that we didn't see him until he was nearly on top of us. * The Vigo Rias are natural barriers of protected islands taming the Atlantic Ocean making it a paradise for boaters. The waters are filled with dolphins, fish, and marine life with water temperatures 17 - 21. It’s not too hot by day, and cool by night. * Click: Sailing 2018 for stories and photos. My article from a few years ago: The Inspirational Philosophy of Sailing Through Life: https://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2012/02/sailing-through-life/ |
Panorama photos below: View of Sintra from Castle dos Mouros; Erice amphitheatre in Sicily; Gulfo di Castelemmarre, Sicily; castles in Erice; Paxos in the Greek Ionian, and the northern end of the island of Milos.
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