After a great nightly sail where Rutger set the speed record to 11.4 kts over ground, we came in to Vigo and were looking for a short stay to do some shopping and get the permit to anchor in the Islas Cies national park. The marina that was supposed to be the newest one with all facilities was obviously not the one to go to... the man at the 'office' spoke not a word of English and there were no shops at all, so we went to another marina just in front of the old city.
It took us some time to get moored because and by the time we were all set, we thought it a waste to go through all that trouble for just an hour or so. Also the facilities were perfect, with a gym, swimming pool, wifi and excellent service. Rutger in particular was excited about the gym and is working out right now...:-)
Anyway, the lady at the marina office explained to me that in order to get the permit to anchor at Islas Cies, I needed to have a permit to sail there. That permit would take a week to get... So I needed to have a permit to apply for the permit I needed....
Well, it was not her fault but obviously this would not work out for us. So, instead we'll go to Panjon a little place in the Baiona bay nearby and anchor there tonight. We'll have a barbeque and sail out early next morning to Porto. There we'll stay for 2 days or so. We can't sail in to Porto it self, the river is way to shallow. We'll go to a marina at Leixoes just North of Porto.
