To Cadiz
27/08/07 15:45 Filed in: Spain - Andalucia
Now that we have decided to visit Morocco en route to the Canaries it has become necessary to acquire the appropriate charts. The best option is to purchase the appropriate charts issued by the Instituto Hydrographico de la Marina conveniently located in Cadiz. However they do not deal with the public and the charts will haved to be purchased from and agent.
I caught the hydrofoil to Cadiz where a visit to the tourist office produced a map and directions to J.L. Gandara y Cia. Their office turned out to be in an industrial area at the southern edge of the city near the bridge to the mainland.It was a long bicycle ride and unfortunately they had no Moroccan charts in stock. They will have to be ordered but should take no longer than two days. I decided to do some more research before ordering.
On the way back I cycled along the spectacular sea front past Playa de la Victoria and Playa Santa Maria del Mar. Thereafter the sea came right up to a massive sea wall which continued up to a causeway leading to Castillo San Sebastian about 300 metres offshore at the north western corner of Cadiz.
Castillo San sebastian with it's lighthouse.
Looking north from Castillo San Sebastian towards Puerto Sherry.
I continued around the northern edge of Cadiz passing Antiguo Hospital de Mora and through Parque Genovés and he Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
A magnificient tree next to the Antiguo Hospital de Mora
Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
Fountain in Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
Then I cycled out to the marina at Puerto America. I plan to visit next week. This marina is undergoing improvements and has many new pontoons. It looks as though the older shore facilities will shortly be replaced. The cost for Kiriwina would be around €15 per night, about half the rate at Puerto Sherry.
Entrance to Puerto America taken from the El Puerto de Santa Maria ferry.
When I got back to the ferry terminal I had cycled around the perimeter of Cadiz. I then caught the ferry back to El Puerto de Santa Maria.
I caught the hydrofoil to Cadiz where a visit to the tourist office produced a map and directions to J.L. Gandara y Cia. Their office turned out to be in an industrial area at the southern edge of the city near the bridge to the mainland.It was a long bicycle ride and unfortunately they had no Moroccan charts in stock. They will have to be ordered but should take no longer than two days. I decided to do some more research before ordering.
On the way back I cycled along the spectacular sea front past Playa de la Victoria and Playa Santa Maria del Mar. Thereafter the sea came right up to a massive sea wall which continued up to a causeway leading to Castillo San Sebastian about 300 metres offshore at the north western corner of Cadiz.
Castillo San sebastian with it's lighthouse.
Looking north from Castillo San Sebastian towards Puerto Sherry.
I continued around the northern edge of Cadiz passing Antiguo Hospital de Mora and through Parque Genovés and he Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
A magnificient tree next to the Antiguo Hospital de Mora
Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
Fountain in Almeda Marqués de Comillas.
Then I cycled out to the marina at Puerto America. I plan to visit next week. This marina is undergoing improvements and has many new pontoons. It looks as though the older shore facilities will shortly be replaced. The cost for Kiriwina would be around €15 per night, about half the rate at Puerto Sherry.
Entrance to Puerto America taken from the El Puerto de Santa Maria ferry.
When I got back to the ferry terminal I had cycled around the perimeter of Cadiz. I then caught the ferry back to El Puerto de Santa Maria.