Cadiz
08/09/07 16:13 Filed in: Spain - Andalucia
We spent the day getting in last minute provisions and preparing for the crossing to Africa. I had a day of minor malfunctions. Leaving my glasses in El Corte Ingles (recovered later) and dropping part of our starboard sidelight into the water while attempting repairs.
The sidelight problem was interesting. Voltage readings were erratic and when we traced the wire another Northshore jagged edge problem revealed itself. A hole had been drilled into the pulpit rail to route the wire through to the boat interior. This hole had not been smoothed after drilling and over time the insulation had rubbed against the sharp edging and been worn away. Water had gradually seeped into the wire which was badly corroded at both ends. It will have to be replaced but we made a temporary repair and installed the Bebi LED bulb at the same time.
We didn't finish until fairly late and dashed off to the Gran Teatro Falla to buy tickets for Flamenco de Cadiz. Before the performance at 21:00 we had to do a round trip by taxi to El Corte Ingles to pick up my glasses.
As we had purchased late our tickets were for the top benches (not seats). It was a lovely theatre and the performance a lot of fun with a fair amount of audience participation including a wonderfully rythmic slow clap when proceedings were a little late getting under way.
The sidelight problem was interesting. Voltage readings were erratic and when we traced the wire another Northshore jagged edge problem revealed itself. A hole had been drilled into the pulpit rail to route the wire through to the boat interior. This hole had not been smoothed after drilling and over time the insulation had rubbed against the sharp edging and been worn away. Water had gradually seeped into the wire which was badly corroded at both ends. It will have to be replaced but we made a temporary repair and installed the Bebi LED bulb at the same time.
We didn't finish until fairly late and dashed off to the Gran Teatro Falla to buy tickets for Flamenco de Cadiz. Before the performance at 21:00 we had to do a round trip by taxi to El Corte Ingles to pick up my glasses.
As we had purchased late our tickets were for the top benches (not seats). It was a lovely theatre and the performance a lot of fun with a fair amount of audience participation including a wonderfully rythmic slow clap when proceedings were a little late getting under way.