The following day we continued through calmer seas past excellent scenery, we were joined by about 30 dolphins who swam alongside for a couple of hours. Lilly was as excited to see them as us! Unfortunately Dave had to leave us when we arrived in Portosin that evening, Boo!
We enjoyed an exhilarating sail south past numerous islands to Baiona at speeds of 8-9 knots with just the mizzen and genoa sails. We decided to stay in Baiona for a few days due to strong winds and rough seas. The marina at Puerto Deportivo was expensive considering it was ageing portocabins, so we moved to a yacht club mooring buoy. The Monte Real Yacht Club is set within the grounds and buildings of an old castle, a great place to stay, so much nicer! :-)
Another lively sail in strong winds took us across the Portuguese border to Viana do Castelo, staying just long enough to catch up on sleep, complete formalities and explore the old town. We continued south to Povoa de Varzim past a giant wind turbine to an excellent marina, from where we could travel to Porto.
