Cheers Tony,
I count you in, delighted.
That ferry Plymouth/Portsmouth to Santander is fantastic, I had no knowledge of it.
>>"whats the point of having a boat as easily trailed as the BayRaider if you dont actually go anywhere?"<<
That's exactly the point. Why carry on suffering all the downsides of the European Union while not at least making best possible use of the upsides? I think it's a huge and singular gift to our generation that we can freely roam this beautiful part of our planet without borders and fuss.
Winewise, you can have great choice there. On the south shore of the Rio Minho it's the light ice-cold and somewhat fizzy portuguese Vinho Verde (white AND red btw), on the norther shore it is the excellent Ribeiro.
Pontevedra, thanks for mentioning it, we could actually launch there and sail past Baiona and Guarda and up the Minho then. There is a train and bus service between Tui and Pontevedra to go back to collect the cars and trailers. Or we can walk it.
Timewise, I have seen it in in late September and it was a dream then. 30 C, no clouds, ripe Oranges, figs and peaches hanging from trees, grapes across many paths.
Let's find more takers, from about 10 boats up we can start planning. I would like to establish contact with the Club Nautico San Telmo in Tui, and find some basque, galician and portuguese boats for company too.
Kind regards,
Claus
