Blog 29: Back on board at last! Portugal after Covid!
Well, this has been such a strange summer with the Coronavirus pandemic changing everyone’s plans! Astraia has been languishing at the Tagus Yacht Center, a boatyard just south of Lisbon, near Seixal for almost a year. We were finally able to get back to her in mid-August, taking the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander and driving through Spain, face-masks at the ready! Leaving Portsmouth past the two new aircraft carriers The Bay of Biscay was like a millpond – the view from our cabin Lovely sunset while we strolled round the upper deck We took a break for a stroll round the ancient city of Salamanca, known for its ornate sandstone architecture and the university which was founded in the 1100s … … and stopped for a coffee in this fine square – Plaza Mayor. It was used for bull-fighting until the mid 19 th century and the balconies afforded a highly-prized view of the spectacle. The entire front wall of the Public Library in Salamanca is decorat...