We started out with little wind at 16:25 and motored for 2 hours roughly SW to catch some wind. At 18:45 we had NNE 10 kts and set the spinnaker. The wind was variable thereafter with us changing every few hours few hours between sailing (mostly with spinnaker), motor-sailing, and motoring. 

The seas were calm to moderate and we had some clear sky most of the time. The first night was spectacularly clear and for the first time I saw Uranus, easy to find with binoculars and just visible with the naked eye. There were plenty of meteors and satellites too. 

A large pod of dolphins came and played for a while on the first day and we had frequent revisits by smaller groups all through the voyage except when we were off the continental shelf. 

Off Viana we responded to a call from John on Alenbar (?) as they were receiving unwanted attention from a group of orcas. Alenbar lay silent in the water and after a while the orcas left with the boat unharmed. 

We arrived off Figueira da Foz before dawn so killed a couple of hours sailing out and back arriving at the marina at 9:55 local time. 

Camariñas - Figueira da Foz

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