Ria de Aldan ⚓

It was only a short sail from Combarro to Ria de Aldan. Ria de Aldan is actually a small ria within the larger Ria de Pontevedra. Kiki and Harmen (Square One) had recommended this Ria to us and we are very glad they did. Not only is this a very protected anchorage, there are also a couple of gorgeous small beaches in this Ria. On our way in we already discovered these.

After a bit of a workout walking uphill and through a bit of a maze of a town, we found a beautiful beach! We were almost, except for one lady, the only ones there for quite a bit of time. Someone had also taken the time to build a swing. Naturally I had to try this swing. You don't often get to enjoy a swing with such a view. We did go swimming for a bit, but the Atlantic water is pretty cold. If it's 15 degrees Celsius, we found a warm spot.

Afterwards we decided to treat ourselves and go out for dinner. Of course we had to have a drink first and wait close to 2 hours, before we could order dinner at 8 pm at the dot. Unfortunately, for me before dinner started my IBS (irratible bowel syndrome (PDS)) decided to ruin the party a bit. But luckily I have gotten better at accepting it and we were able to finish a lovely dinner of tortilla, ensalada mixta, calamari and some local pork dish. We even made it to another festival after dinner. Every year, if there is some money left from the Santa Carmen party (see our Finisterre post), Aldan organizes a mussels festival. Mussel farmers from all around bring in their mussels to compete against each other. We're not sure if the mussels were free, but the amount of mussels present was immense. Of course the cheesy Spanish band was present as well. Overall we had another interesting stay here.Read more