Galicia to Sicily Post - In which we finally enter the Mediterranean Sea, after all these years of sailing
Irene's track: Spain to Italy July - Sept 2019 The screen on the aft end of Irene's doghouse softens the setting sun Our passage south was uneventful in the summer weather with light summer winds aft of the beam, an ever present swell, and sunny warm days. After a few days, just at sunset we reached Cabo de Sao Vicente (the southwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula) where we turned left, towards the east, and pointed at the Strait of Gibraltar. The wind rose dramatically and we accelerated into the night, crossing the Golfo de Cadiz at a good speed that night and through the next day. As we approached the Straits, the wind got lighter and more fickle, requiring us to fire up the motor for the last few hours. Irene’s luck was still holding – according to the pilot the Straits can often bring notorious headwinds and nasty waves. We made our way on the flat water to the Spanish (as opposed to English) marina La Linea and anchored just outside the breakwater.