It's 2:30 in the morning and I can't get back to sleep after waking at 1:00. So if might as well catch up on the blog whilst having a glass of milk and a slice of Galician Almond tart.
On Tuesday we crossed the border back into Spain and left Portugal behind for the last time. Strangely enough we will miss it. And even more weird was the fact that coming back to Spain felt quite normal!
The drive along the West coast to Baiona was scenic and easy (much better roads than Portugal) and we stopped in Baiona for a couple of hours for old time sake. When we sailed to Spain in Goosey in 2006 we spent a few happy days anchored in Baiona harbour, Lewis and Olivia were with us and it was one of the few times that we spent together as a family and just chilled out (I do miss the kids).
Anyway, we spent the night at an Aire in Arcade which is at the top of the Ria a few miles up from Vigo. This was right next to the shore and we enjoyed a lazy afternoon eating and drinking (jumbo prawns cooked in ginger, garlic and chilli washed down with a bottle of chilled Alvorino wine) after which an afternoon nap was required (for Grahame!)
The next day we had planned to see Pontevedra but this didn't happen due to parking restrictions etc so we continued our journey to A Coruna via Noia.
Late afternoon we arrived at the Aire in time to have a nice meal and watch the sun set over the Atlantic. The day had turned out to be the hottest yet for us (26 degrees centigrade!) which was a surprise this far North.
The plan now is to wind our way back to Gijon along the North coast ready for the return to England a week tomorrow.
We have achieved most of what we set out to do on this tour and are now simply in the 'wind down' phase. Actually more like we're on holiday for a few days!
I think I'll try to see if I can get back to sleep now.......
Goodnight!
