We left Cedeira early. Early enough that the wind hadn't woken up yet. It soon did though and from behind us, so it was parasailor time! We had a pretty smooth run down and although there wasn't much wind, we weren't in a hurry, so drifting along was fine as long as the sail was kept filled. With 4 nautical miles to go, that was proving difficult, so we pulled it down and motored the last bit. This meant we got a good view of the Tower of Hercules - the oldest lighthouse still in use. It was built by the Romans and still serves to light the way into A Coruña. We had decided to go into the larger Marina Coruña, as the smaller one had building works and would test my ability with one engine. As it was, the marineiro wanted us to turn around which was a little awkward, but we did it. Being Sunday, we'd go in search of the pulley the next day, along with starting the other jobs we had planned. For the last few stops, my shore power connection was getting slightly warm at the socket onboard - a clear sign of a poor connection. We'd attempted to clean it and remove any corrosion, but had to accept that it was time to replace. Also on the list was to sort out some gas. The worldwide "Go Anywhere" GasBOAT kit doesn't include an adapter for Spain!

So come Monday morning, I cycled over to Marina Seca, sure in the knowledge that they'd have the pulley due to the assurances from the engineers in Cedeira. It's a bit tricky to find, especially if you get on the wrong side of the branch line! Anyway, I made it but they had no knowledge of the pulley. I called the engineers at Cedeira, who called the receptionist I was stood by. A swift conversation in Spanish and the guy at Cedeira called me to say they had no pulley! We're getting used to Spain now :)

Fortunately, Col had already sent me some spare pulleys - so we would have to wait for them. Likewise our gas bits were enroute. I hunted down another source of pulleys just in case. We are getting used to Spain!

This meant we had a week or so to enjoy A Coruña. With free concerts in Plaza de Maria Pita each evening and plenty of other distractions, that wasn't a hardship. We were also releasing our software project as open source, so we had enough to keep us busy. We took the opportunity to visit Santiago de Compostela via train and saw them swinging the massive botafumeiro. A fascinating place whether you are religious or not... We managed to find a source of new power sockets, so replaced that. Gas was a bit trickier - the 6kg cylinders were only available at a petrol station on a dual carriage way - but the station manager was incredibly helpful and even had the adapter I needed. So one by one the jobs were done. Our parcels arrived (3-5 days in Spain means 5-8!), pulley fitted and tested, gas system sorted. We were ready to move on!