Taking advantage of some excellent wind on the Portuguese coast we left Porto in
the afternoon after stocking up on all our fresh fruit and vegetable essentials.
Hoping to sail directly to Lisbon,
After so many days with such light and inconsistent wind, a forecast of almost
no wind, and crew expecting us in Porto in just a few days, we made the decision
to spend
Spending two nights in San Sebastian we were happy to enjoy many plates of tapas
from the old town and swimming and hiking around the La Concha bay. We also took
this time
Waiting out some gusty wind, up to 7 Beaufort, which would have made it nearly
impossible to navigate the narrow channels south of La Rochelle we decided to
spend a full day exploring
Heading out of Brest, we sped down the coast on a beam reach while still seeing
the remaining swell from the storm. Upon reaching the Pointe du Raz we changed
course to continue
