King Juan Carlos is spending a few days in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), which is his fourth visit to Spain so far this year, combining his trips by sea with his trips by land and enjoying the privacy that he has achieved by force. to normalize their stays in Galicia. This Friday he left in an auxiliary boat to continue the regatta of the day, corresponding to the third of the eight series that make up the Spanish 6 Meter League; The bad weather, with possible rough seas, has prevented him from joining the crew of the Bribón, but not from enjoying sailing through the Pontevedra estuary. After his arrival in Sanxenxo on Tuesday night, the King’s father went out to eat on Wednesday at a seafood restaurant in O Grove and on Thursday he ate a steak at a steakhouse in Moaña.
King Juan Carlos landed last Tuesday night at the Santiago airport, changing his usual destination to Vigo, since the Peinador airport. Before flying to Galicia, the King’s father made a stopover in Vitoria to visit his doctors and at the same Foronda airport he met the King who, although he had planned to land at the Hondarribia airport to travel to Hernani, where he went to the Chillida Museum, finally moved to the one in Vitoria due to bad weather conditions. Father and son greeted each other briefly and then each went on their way.
On Wednesday, at noon, King Juan Carlos, along with his host Pedro Campos and other friends, went to O Grove to enjoy a seafood platter at the D’ Berto restaurant, which he has already attended on previous visits. According to local media, diners enjoyed the restaurant’s most famous dishes, lobster and crabs, and King Juan Carlos even ordered some other dishes to take away and enjoy them at Pedro Campos’ house at night. Upon leaving the restaurant, Campos was seen carrying a bag with containers of food.
On Thursday there was also a gastronomic excursion in which King Juan Carlos exchanged products from the sea for those from the land. Together with his companions, he went to Taberna A de Lino, owned by Lino Fervenza, who in his youth was a goalkeeper for the Pontevedra Football Club, where he enjoyed the famous Moaña steak, according to Faro de Vigo.
This Friday and this Friday, lunchtime caught him at sea, where the King’s father stayed between 1 and 4 p.m.
The king emeritus intended to compete in this weekend’s regattas, although it will depend on sea conditions. On his previous visit, in April, he did not participate in the regatta due to a cold, although he went to the sports club on Saturday and Sunday to cheer on his teammates from Bribón, who lost positions to Francisco Botas’ Aida, skippered by Javier de the Gándara. A victory that allows the RCN Coruña boat to present its candidacy for the final title, which until now has always had Alicia Freire’s Bribon and Titia, skippered by Mauricio Sanchez-Bella, as top favorites
After the series played this Friday, which King Juan Carlos has followed from the regatta field, the head-to-head between the Bribón, with Jane Abascal at the helm, and the Titia of Mauricio Sánchez-Bella has been reflected in a tie at points.
