🇫🇷 CROSSING BISCAY 🇪🇸 S2. E20. Sailing La Rochelle to Bilbao.

Crossing the Bay of Biscay: La Rochelle to Bilbao 🌊 Hello sailors, we are Faye, Rob and Yewy the Welsh terrier. Join us on our Catalina 400 sailing yacht for an exhilarating journey as we sail from La Rochelle, France, to Bilbao, Spain, covering a challenging 200 nautical miles across the infamous Bay of Biscay. If you enjoy this episode please consider buying us a coffee ☕ (or a 🍺) at buymeacoffee.com/sailinghjem The Bay of Biscay is renowned for its unpredictable weather, and rough seas but it was a different danger that caught us off guard at dawn on our second day. 🫣 We encountered a pod of orcas, who at first, kept their distance before two broke away from the pod. They circled us before swimming under the stern quarter and circling us again. Orca interactions have become more common off the coasts of Spain and Portugal, with reports of them damaging rudders, or worse, actually sinking boats. Our experience was definitely a wake-up call! Remember to like, comment, and subscribe to follow our journey with Sailing Hjem! 📚📚📚Did you know Faye is an author? You can check out her books here... 🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/B-Baskervill... 🇺🇸https://www.amazon.com/stores/B-Baske...