A beautiful passage south from Lisbon.
Rounding Cape St Vincent on the South West corner of Portugal with Force 7 winds and 3-4m seas…
Welcome relief in the harbour of Balieera!
A gentle sail from Balieera to Lagos…
A gentle sail from Balieera to Lagos…
Crowds line the river to welcome us to Lagos – well, actually, to welcome the replica caravel following us in!
The welcoming committee…
The crew of the caravel in period costume.
The whole town was hosting a ‘Medieval’ festival…
The whole town was hosting a ‘Medieval’ festival…
The whole town was hosting a ‘Medieval’ festival…
The whole town was hosting a ‘Medieval’ festival…
At anchor in Portimao.
A traditional fishing boat.
The town of Portimao is very colourful.
A party on board Poco Andante (including cake!) to farewell our remaining cruising friends who were stopping at Portimao.
En route from Portimao to Cadiz in southern Spain.
At Puerto de Santa Maria, just north of Cadiz.
… with this wonderful sculpture of a toreador.
In Cadiz.
And the lockers are full after doing a provisioning run!
Beautiful Seville…
… with its Moorish heritage.
… the amazing ‘Giralda’ (bell tower)…
… and typical Spanish ‘plazas’ with orange trees covered with fruit.
Jerez – the sherry capital of the world!
Waves breaking on the harbour wall – our entrance to Barbate was exciting – and wet!
Barbate seems to be the graveyard for anchors!
Keith catches his first fish – a fine Spanish mackeral about 1.5kg.
At last we sight Gibraltar…
A plaque announcing the successful Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson.
The Barbary Apes on the rock of Gibraltar.
The Barbary Apes on the rock of Gibraltar.
