Cadiz - 36:32:54N 6:16:99W
Red Skies
David Alexander
Sat 29 Aug 2009 14:08
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Finally, we left Lagos on Wednesday 26th August,
having received and fitted a new control box for our windlass. Unfortunately,
this was not the only fault and a new foot switch now has to be found and
fitted. Nevertheless, we did not want to delay further and so we set off for the
Isla da Culhatra, which we rerached just before sunset.
This is a delightful and large anchorage, South of
Faro with extended sand bars and river to the town itself. We had the anchorage
virtually to ourselves but this made us a bit of a target for the numerous
fishing boats travelling past during the night.
The next day we set off at first light for Chipiona
but half way there decided to extend the passage to go directly to Cadiz, where
we arrived at 8.15 pm.
We planned to stay in Cadiz for a couple of nights
and walked into the city the following morning to visit the
sights.
 View of Cadiz on our way in from the marina along
the sea wall
 View from the Torre Tavira - one of the highest
towers in Cadiz
 The view back over the roofs towards the docks and
marina
 Typical narrow street in the old town
 Example of the ornate balustrades that adorn the
buildings
Our stay in Cadiz may now be extended as Easterlies
have set in and a Levanter is forecast to blow through the Straits of Gibraltar
for the next few days, so we will still be
behind our intended schedule. On the plus side, the weather is superb with clear
blue skies and the scenery magnificent. Our one regret is the extent to which
public places have been despoilt with graffiti, but this was a curse that
afflicted many places in Portugal as well.
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