Thursday, April 21, 2016

Report #111 Cadiz, Spain April 20, 2016 Wednesday Rain & 60 degrees Part #3 of 3 83 Pictures Sail away


Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:14:41 AM
Subject: Report #111   Cadiz, Spain   April 20, 2016   Wednesday   Rain & 60 degrees     Part #3 of  3     83  Pictures        Sail away

The sail away…………..

 

The view from deck nine on the ship

 

Twin towers of the Cathedral

 

Roof ornament

 

Square across from the port

 

The city of Cadiz

 

Getting ready to leave soon

 

The MSC Splendida left first

 

Old watchtowers

 

New bridge towards Jerez and Seville

 

Apartment buildings on the opposite shore

 

Aidablu stayed in port

 

MSC Splendida….one big ship

 

Aft deck eight on the Amsterdam

 

Could be five towers

 

Ready for the sail away

 

Plaza de Espana

 

Bell tower of a church

 

There goes the MSC ship

 

Monument

 

Leaving the harbor

 

Where are the customs?  Too cold.

 

Sailing slowly out to sea

 

Close-up of a building

 

A storm is brewing again

 

What a pretty sight

 

More churches here than anywhere

 

Steeples and bell towers

 

Every block has a church

 

Finally leaving by 6pm

 

Seagulls will eat anything

 

Like paper and plastic

 

Out-running the rain

 

Gangway belongs to the Port of Cadiz

 

The small terminal

 

Tower looks very old

 

Bell tower

 

Different tower

 

Many buses in town

 

Old tower

 

Leaving the dock

 

Hard way to take down the flags

 

University at Sea

 

Good way to go to school

 

Mein Schiff 3

 

Rather new - 2014

 

The new bridge

 

Gulls following in the wake

 

Lifeboats oon the Aidablu

 

Very unusual decorations set them apart

 

Dock area with a small marina

 

Fishing boats

 

Wind generators

 

Leaving slowly

 

The new bridge

 

Marina

 

The way to Seville

 

Windy here

 

Pilot boat

 

Only sailboat in the water today

 

Coming out into the Atlantic

 

Small ferry boat

 

City of Cadiz

 

Local gull

 

The old wall as seen from the ship

 

Perfect picture

 

Castle and lighthouse on San Sebastian island

 

Unbreachable wall

 

Can still see the towers

 

Road to the castle

 

Lighthouse

 

A lonely place to live

 

The other fort – Santa Catalina Castle

 

The White Villages

 

Across the bay

 

Leaving historic Cadiz

 

Atlantic Ocean side

 

The city disappears

 

The La Palma Spa in the center

 

The old historic spa and beach

 

Hitting rain again

 

Le Caleta Beach

 

Choppy seas now

 

The gull says good bye