A dozen of us spent a cloudy Sunday navigating the northern part of the Ría of Pontevedra. Starting in Raxó, we coasted until reaching Combarro, then circumnavigated Tambo’s island, getting some nice views of the lighthouse.

By the time we were south of Tambo, the wind had picked up, and we were hit laterally by wind waves. There are no records for that particular moment in Marín’s port, so all I can tell you about weather conditions is that nobody took pictures. The situation required practicing balance, a little challenge that was fun after the fact. It was also then that some dolphins surfaced a few meters from my bow to say hi.

According to some paddlers who kept stats, it was a total of ~15 km, with peaks at ~8 km/h and a median velocity of ~4.5 km/h. A relaxed rhythm.