We make many friends and a lot of the time you never expect to see them again unless they go the same way as you and your paths cross. We first met Paul up the Guardiana River at Alcoutim on the border of
Spain
and Portugal almost 18 months ago. When we arrived in Spaanse Water we thought we recognised his boat anchored about 50m away. Sandy remembered the name and with the aid of binoculars we saw that she was Monica. When Paul was in his cockpit, we called to him (This only confused him more us knowing his name and him not able to recall where he had seen us and our boat).
Well we have spent some good times together since sharing in his adventures and company. Paul sails single handed on his 28ft long yacht and has travelled from Portugal to the Canaries, explored the African coast, continued onto Brazil, around the top of South America through some the more dangerous waters of Venezuela and on to here.
Today we said goodbye again as he headed on west to haul out his boat to paint the bottom. From here he plans to head to Cuba and eventually over the Atlantic again to the UK or there about, but still the lure of the Guardiana lingers and should we return to Portugal someday- who knows -we may meet up the river again.
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