{"id":1124,"date":"2021-10-22T23:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T21:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruisingkabaal.nl\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2023-02-28T21:27:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:27:59","slug":"17-killing-the-costa-da-morte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cruisingkabaal.nl\/?p=1124","title":{"rendered":"17 Killing the Costa da Morte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After two weeks at home enjoying very much being with our loved ones we flew back to A Coru\u00f1a to rejoin our Kabaal.
Here our trip to the Rias Bajas started. This is a string of Ria’s along the west Atlantic coast in Galicia, northern Spain. These bays or fjords are famous for their stunning nature and are providing safe harbours from the Atlantic.
We sailed to Camari\u00f1as where we arrived in the midst of the 30st Mostar do Encaixe.
It took us a while to discover that it was all to do about handmade lace for which Camari\u00f1as is famous. This was well celebrated by a large stage with all sorts of acts and covers of popular music such as ABBA, all nicely translated in Galician language of course .
The sun was still very warm and a walk along the rocky coast asked for a siesta in the hammock afterwards under the approving eye of our French neighbours in the harbour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two weeks safely in Sada marina near A Coru\u00f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Camari\u00f1as festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Zamburi\u00f1as<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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H\u00f3rreos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Siesta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Casta\u00f1as<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cabo Fisterra <\/strong>is one<\/mark> of the famous sights of the Costa da Morte and the most westerly point of our trip. High foam breakers and sharp rocks made us keep a safe distance from its dangerous shores.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Orca’s are the sailors new fear<\/strong><\/mark>
A<\/mark>nother danger in these waters are the orcas which sometimes attack small sailing yachts like ours. They are particularly interested by the rudders of those yachts and bite them off in fierce attacks which can last up to an hour. A Finnish Swan sailing yacht \u201cmanned\u201d by five lady\u2019s was attacked and they could hear the orcas communicate by whistling sounds when inside their boat. Their rudder was bitten off and the orcas rocked the boat menacingly trying to turn it over. A frightening experience! Needless to say that we check the website of the orca iberico to check if they are near before we go out on the ocean. One Dutch guy with a ukelele posted a very sad song on YouTube while his boat is on the shore being in repair after an attack. We feel very sorry for him.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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