Seeing Blue Hour in Baiona

19 September 2023 – Baiona, Spain

We only spent one more day in Muxía, but we managed to figure out that the festival we had been to was the Nuestra Señora de la Barca annual pilgrimage to the church on the headland. It was also a celebration of the fishermen’s devotion to the Virgin Mary.

The pump motor of our water maker had broken the day we got to Muxía, so our next destination was the marina in in Villa Garcia de Arousa, where there was a repair shop. My dad got up early to take the broken pump there then spent the next two days stressing about it and wishing that he hadn’t. The people in the repair shop took it apart and said that it was all functioning except for the electronics. My dad took it back and put in a manual start button which got it working again.

On the way to Baiona, Jonas sat on the foredeck and I cut his hair with the electric shears, then did my dad’s hair, both of which worked out surprisingly well. We had only planned to spend one night in Baiona, but due to strong winds we ended up staying for a bunch of days.

Me and Jonas in the hammock even though it was really windy and we almost got blown away – Baiona, Spain

There is a huge fort on the headland which has been maintained and turned into a hotel with a beautiful path around the outside. We walked past it around sunset and got a great view of the sky over the ocean.

Baiona, Spain

Our previous boat Blue Hour was also in Baiona with us; her new owners James and Dawn had just sailed in from Ireland. We went out for tapas and had tea together.

Tapas with James and Dawn – Baiona, Spain

It was great to see them and to see Blue Hour and Festina Lente side by side.

Blue Hour is in the far left corner and Festina Lente is in the far right – Baiona, Spain