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View from one of the city's many towers, Torre Tavira |
Puerto America
Marina, Cadiz: 10-14 October 2012
Itinerary Cadiz, Spain. Taking history lessons in one of Spain’s
oldest, most notable port cities. Their
ham (jamon) and sherry is also highly recommended.
Cadiz is
said to have existed for over 3000 years.
The Phoenician’s settled, Hannibal plotted, Columbus sailed, Sir Francis Drake raided, Anglo-Dutch
burned (to the ground), Napoleon desired
and early American colonies traded - all from here.
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Not quite how I'd like to be remembered... |
Old city
streets, lined with tapas bars and cafes, remain narrow and quaint. Painted apartment
blocks are decorated with elaborate tiled balconies and wrought iron work. Leafy squares pulsed with activity. We biked, we walked and we caught a big red
bus just to be sure that we saw as much as we could. Highlights of the city are
sculptured gardens of Parque del Genoves, a massive baroque yellow-domed
cathedral, 4kms of beautiful white sandy beach, isolated Castillo de San
Sebastian and a camera obscura (and view) at Torre Tavira. BCK & GS also
shopped in high fashion streets. Locals
are so very stylish that we all felt a little “boat crumpled” (that’s our excuse).
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Oh, I'm sooo happy to have found you |
Our fixation
however was with tapas and, as luck would have it, we fell into a wonderful
tapas bar somewhere deep in cobbled streets surrounding the cathedral. We ate special ham (acorn fed pigs), smoked
salmon, veal, octopus salad, cheese and drank beer, white wine and rose. Plus a few reds… Oh, and a digestive of sherry (we
think!) Well, we’re in Spain after all and
we did have reason to celebrate. And
we’re very good at it….. except remembering the name of the tapas bar!!
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Watching the world go by through a ham curtain in a Tapas Bar |
From:
Ceuta, Spain Lat/Long: 35:53.412N 05:18.821W
Date/Time: 10/10/12: 0125
To:
Cadiz, Spain Lat/Long: 36:32.544N 06:17.042W
Date/Time: 10/10/12: 1530
Time
Taken: 73.5nm (14hrs) Distance (this year): 335nm (55hrs)
Distance
Total (since 2008): 10572nm Weather:
Little wind; very calm & flat
Fastest
Speed: Up early to make the best of tides through narrow Gib
Straits; little shipping thankfully; heavy fog near Tarifa. Good run until Cape Trafalgar when current
turned and winds got up a little.
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Yes, we did find time to catch a big red bus too |
Hi Guys,
ReplyDeletePen & I have been catching up on your latest travels today and particularly enjoyed the Moroccan segment, fabulous pics and stories, Cadiz looks pretty special as well. I guess, sadly, you'll be heading south of the Equator again shortly?
Regards
Gumbles