Seafood and wine

As mentioned previously, this corner of Galicia is a hugely important fishing area.

In the Ria de Arousa, there are hundreds of bateas which are used to farm mussels, but loads of small one-man boats line-fishing as well:

A less industrial, but still very prevalent, process is the collection of cockles and clams from the beaches. Apparently it's very jealously self-policed, so you can't just turn up with a garden rake and have a go yourself, and, judging by this photo, it needs some careful male supervision whilst the women do the work!

The other half of the culinary experience is also excellent here. The local wines are good and excellent value. Last night we enjoyed a very good Tempranillo that cost 1.49 Euros!


The weather has definitely turned - rain in the night and heavy grey skies all around us. The stronger winds will be here on Saturday and Sunday so we're debating whether to go to Ria de Vigo today or find a sheltered anchorage here and sit it out until Monday.