Crossed the Bay of Biscay

We have arrived the port of Aviles in the North of Spain.
The sail from Camaret-sur-Mer was 299 nm and we did it in 53 hours making an average speed of 5.6 knots. The weather was as the forecasted by windy.com. The first part with NW winds 15-20 knots and wavehight 2+ meters. During the trip the wind dropped to 10-15 knots from  the NE and the last 12 hours Easterly 5-10 knots.

We left Camaret with the outgoing current at 11AM 06.09 and motorsailed to spend less time to get out to the continental shelf. In deeper water the waves are less choppy and with a longer ocean swell and therefore much more pleasant sail.

Camaret-sur-Mer in the morning

Leaving Camaret-sur-Mer

We "killed" the engine and sailed, this time using our new Hydrovane steering.
It's so nice to enjoy the silence when the engine is off.
Geir used the oportunity to have a few radio contacts and to get (GRIB file) weather reports.

Here is a video showing conditions under way. We were also visited by s group of small dolphins, which we tried to film. Look closely at the bow at the start.

We arrived at the city of Aviles in the afternoon on the 8. september.

First-mate happy to have crossed Bay of Biscay

Faro de Aviles,  lighthouse in the entrance to Aviles

Our neighbour for the night. Guardia Civil (Military/Coastguard)

Another "Norwegian" Cruise ship,  Braemar - Fred Olsen Cruising Lines
arrived next morning on a 7 day cruise out of Southampton

We went shopping today, most shops were closed because of some sort of holiday, but we found a market with a butcher and a baker. We got meat and bread. We'll go for more groceries tomorrow.