On Wednesday I found out my mother had had a stroke and I needed to return to the UK, but because of the strong onshore winds, it wasn’t possible to leave Suances until Friday. In view of our previous experience in the river we felt that Suances was not a safe place to leave the boat.
We couldn’t leave the river until just before high tide, so as to minimise the chances of serious breakers across the bar, which was about lunch time, and then motor-sailed the whole way as what little wind there was on the nose. There was quite a swell left over from the strong winds which made me feel a little seasick. Roger managed to catch a good sized mackerel and another fish, which we think is a bream. About 7.30 p.m. we arrived in Llanes, a very small fishing harbour, and there were a lot more small motor boats here than when we were here four years ago, making it very difficult to moor. In the end we rafted against a fishing boat and hoped it wouldn’t be leaving at 4.00 a.m.!
We went for a drink to settle my stomach (always a good excuse!). Llanes is a lively town divided in two by an inlet leading to the inner harbour. There are some beautiful buildings with some lovely architecture. Plenty of restaurants were offering the best value Menu del Dias we have yet seen, so decided to have a meal and not eat the fish Roger had caught. We had a three course meal and bottle of wine for 22 euros for the two of us.
Catch of the Day: 1 Mackerel, 1 Bream
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| Llanes Harbour |
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