Arrived San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canary Islands

Arrived San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canary Islands, yesterday about mid-day while the winds were blowing about 30 k through the “acceleration zone” between the islands of La Gomera and Tenerife. We were prepared having double reefed the main and set the staysail. The wind was from our stern and there were no seas up.

We were shoe horned into a slip in the marina with literally inches between us and the boat next to us and not much space to maneuver behind to the other dock. Mark will be trying to figure out how we’re going to get out the whole time we’re here.

Our first look at La Gomera is very promising. I wasn’t too thrill about coming to the Canaries since everything I read made its sound like it very much catered to tourist.  But the island of La Gomera seems to have managed to stay out of the limelight, probably since it didn’t have an airport until just recently. There is a national park in the center of the island that will make a good day trip, up and out of the heat, and it’s very hot here. And we’re in Spanish territory where everything closed down from 1-4 pm. We plan on staying here about a week, especially since the marina is much cheaper than we expected.