On May 2nd we left Gijon in the morning, something of an act of faith, as there was no wind now, yet still a lumpy South Biscay slop; lousy conditions in a sailing-boat. However we were rewarded with an easterly breeze, before we even reached Cabo Peñas, and we enjoyed a sparkling sail along the Cantabrian coast. Then in the evening another front came through. The wind backed NW and freshened to force 6/7 with rain. Rather than beat on into the night, we ducked behind the massive break-water of San Ciprián. The aluminium smelter there is not exactly pretty, but we were very glad of the snug anchorage in the NW corner of the harbour.