10/04 - 11/04

Today well deserved rest for the whole team, on the program, ride and writing of the logbook. So Flo, Marine and Nathalie go around the pretty little church seen the day before and there, looking out to sea, they see a very small sail appear on the horizon. This sail becomes clearer and the crew clearly distinguishes a windsurf board which enters gently into the ria. As we have not crossed any port other than Muxia in the area, we look at each other, perplexed...

Flo decides to go and have a look and we meet a man in his forties, Jono, who explains to us that he is windsurfing around Europe. He left last May from Norway and is trying to reach the Dead Sea. He sails during the day and sleeps ashore at night, on his board, a gas stove, some clothes, a beacon, water, spare gear and energy bars. We invite him for dinner  and to spend the night in the lab. This beautiful meeting makes us relativize the notions of comfort, cold and difficulties. You can follow him on his website: "http://windsurfroundeurope.eu"

We leave around 4 p.m. from the marina of Baiona, deciding to reach Portugal this time. The coast is all lit up and the stars are out. Marie is looking for the constellations, the nights have been magnificent for some time, so we have the Big Dipper, the Herdsman, the Scorpion, Antares, Jupiter the Raven on our way to Portugal. We do an average of 3.5 knots during the night and in the morning, we finally arrive in Portugal at Viana de Castello.