We departed Cala de Arnella at 7.50 am to continue our journey around Cape Finisterre. As we left the. Sun was splitting the sky and it looked like we were in for another beautiful day.
However, as we rounded the cape we could see a huge bank of sea fog sitting waiting for us. It looked pretty localised and we could see better weather up the coast. So we were hopeful that we would only be in it for a short time.
After a couple of hours it became clear to us that it was probably with us for the day. Proper sea fog is made when warm wet wind hits a cold sea. Because it is warm damp air the sun does not burn it off like coastal convection fog. We were getting pretty damp from the wind so we were confident it was the real deal.
It was also pretty thick so a very careful watch has to be taken in case you come across another boat. Particularly fishing boats that tend not to have their identifier broadcast on to avoid others tracking their fishing spots.
It was about 11 am when what we think was an Eurasian Collared Dove appeared above the boat, looking very tired, bedraggled and a long way from land and home. At this point you couldn’t see much more than 800 yards around the boat so it was lost. It flew round the boat and then landed in the bow for a rest. It slept for about 2 hours and then whilst we were dropping the main sail flew up onto the spreaders and the steaming light half way up the mast.
As the fog didn’t let up it stayed with us all the way to our destination at Corme and flew off just as we entered the anchorage, which was a bit rich, in that it could see land for the previous 20 minutes at least!
Anyway it was nice to have a happy ending for it.
Distance travelled 42 miles.
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| Cabo Finisterre from the “inside” |
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| Our passenger |
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| Approximate track |
