The highlight for me this week was going out on one of the many
catamarans from
the O Grove
harbor to tour the mussels and scallops
platform beds scattered all over the water. The crew immediately started
cooking mussels with white wine and lemon in a pot off the stern of the boat. Once we arrived at a
mussel platform we were allowed to go downstairs to see and hear how this area became the number two shellfish producer in the world (after China). Galicia brings in between 50 to 70 tons of mussels a year! It takes 1.5 to 2 years to harvest
mussels, which are glued on to 30-40 foot ropes. The explanations are only in Spanish so if you don’t hablo espanol bring a translator. The highlight came after we went back up top, and the happy
waitress brought out tray after tray of cooked mussels. I never thought I would eat a
mussel in my life, but after seeing everyone
oohing and ahing about the best mussels they ever had, I had to try. And you know what – they weren’t bad! I had four (the others had 20). O Grove is definitely a fish lover’s paradise. They even sponsor an annual seafood festival in early October. For further information, see either Galicia’s lame website (
TurGalicia.es) or contact the O Grove Tourist Office (tel: 34-986-73-14-15). The 1 hour, 15-minute cruises cost €13 ($16) for adults, €6 ($7.60) for children 12 and under. For more information regarding the boat tours:
Catamaranes; tel. 34-986-731-246.
The highlight for me this week was going out on one of the many catamarans from the O Grove harbor to tour the mussels and scallops platform beds scattered all over the water. The crew immediately started cooking mussels with white wine and lemon in a pot off the stern of the boat. Once we arrived at a mussel platform we were allowed to go downstairs to see and hear how this area became the number two shellfish producer in the world (after China). Galicia brings in between 50 to 70 tons of mussels a year! It takes 1.5 to 2 years to harvest mussels, which are glued on to 30-40 foot ropes. The explanations are only in Spanish so if you don’t hablo espanol bring a translator. The highlight came after we went back up top, and the happy waitress brought out tray after tray of cooked mussels. I never thought I would eat a mussel in my life, but after seeing everyone oohing and ahing about the best mussels they ever had, I had to try. And you know what – they weren’t bad! I had four (the others had 20). O Grove is definitely a fish lover’s paradise. They even sponsor an annual seafood festival in early October. For further information, see either Galicia’s lame website (TurGalicia.es) or contact the O Grove Tourist Office (tel: 34-986-73-14-15). The 1 hour, 15-minute cruises cost €13 ($16) for adults, €6 ($7.60) for children 12 and under. For more information regarding the boat tours: Catamaranes; tel. 34-986-731-246.
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