Cartegena
Are we nearly there yet?
Mike & Sarah
Sun 8 Aug 2010 19:20
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37:35.78N 0:58.69W
5th August 2010
Entered Cartegana harbour, a mixture of commercial,
fishing and military and tied up in the YPC marina. The staff extremely
helpful and very friendly. All the berths are against fingers. Unusual in
the Med, but much better than bows/stern to and
lazy lines. After going through the formalities of submitting passports and
ship's papers an exploratory walk into the nearby town proved a revelation. The
seafront walks are immaculately lawned and gardened. Behind the old city
walls are pedestrianised streets, paved throughout with marble and lined by lots
of posh shops. Cafes and restaurants to suite all taste, all with tables out of
doors. We have just taken it for granted that each day is likely to be warm
(>28 deg C) and sunny.
Apparantly the town was a bit of a mess until
comparitively recently. It is now undergoing
a complete makeover. There is some very beautiful architecture around and
in many instances the facades have been retained, whilst the buildings
behind have been demolished and rebuilt. Looks like a lot of EU money has
been spent around here!
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