Cadiz
07/09/07 18:34 Filed in: Spain - Andalucia
Departure day. It has been a very enjoyable month here and I have cleared my work backlog on the boat. That said, it would be difficult to recommend Puerto Sherry marina. It is over priced, and a long way from El Puerto de Santa Maria without any public transport links. A bit of a shame really as this area is spectacular with a lot to interest the visitor.
First up was a quick run into El Puerto to print out the insurance documents e-mailed to me. On the way back I purchased a replacement lifebuoy light. Then Tomas went round to Velas Climent to collect our new dinghy bag while I went and paid the marina fee.
Just as we were about to leave the skipper from "Ruby Tuesday" dropped by having just arrived. We had a quick chat and it is a shame he didn't arrive earlier as I would have liked to talk some more.
We went straight from our berth to the bunker berth. I had enquire whether they took credit cards and was told they did. And yes they did but their machine was malfunctioning so in effect they didn't. We took 105 litres of diesel at €1.10L and paid cash. Tomas phoned ahead to Puerto America Marina in Cadiz to enquire about berthing. No problem they said but as they had no 9m berths we woud have to pay for an 11m berth (€8 more). We declined to book.
It was 16:30 by the time we cleared Puerto Sherry and we then spent a couple of hours sailing around the Bay of Cadiz familiarising Tomas with the boat and gear. We had a good sail with 5.9 knots on the log at times.
On arriving at Puerto America we just motored in and were directed to a waiting berth and I went up to the office to register. Surprise surprise, we were allocated a 9m berth at a cost of €16.64 per day.
Tomas cooked another excellent meal and we ate on board.
First up was a quick run into El Puerto to print out the insurance documents e-mailed to me. On the way back I purchased a replacement lifebuoy light. Then Tomas went round to Velas Climent to collect our new dinghy bag while I went and paid the marina fee.
Just as we were about to leave the skipper from "Ruby Tuesday" dropped by having just arrived. We had a quick chat and it is a shame he didn't arrive earlier as I would have liked to talk some more.
We went straight from our berth to the bunker berth. I had enquire whether they took credit cards and was told they did. And yes they did but their machine was malfunctioning so in effect they didn't. We took 105 litres of diesel at €1.10L and paid cash. Tomas phoned ahead to Puerto America Marina in Cadiz to enquire about berthing. No problem they said but as they had no 9m berths we woud have to pay for an 11m berth (€8 more). We declined to book.
It was 16:30 by the time we cleared Puerto Sherry and we then spent a couple of hours sailing around the Bay of Cadiz familiarising Tomas with the boat and gear. We had a good sail with 5.9 knots on the log at times.
On arriving at Puerto America we just motored in and were directed to a waiting berth and I went up to the office to register. Surprise surprise, we were allocated a 9m berth at a cost of €16.64 per day.
Tomas cooked another excellent meal and we ate on board.