We woke up early as we wanted to be off by 8 o’clock. We had a quick breakfast and prepared the boat ready for sailing. Sue took the marina cards and electric adapter back to get a refund on the deposit, but she didn’t have the receipt for the cards and the bloke was really awkward and she had to come back and get it. On the whole, it was a pretty good marina, but there was very little to see in and around the town.
We set off just after the Sun had risen, and exited the river entrance to Huelva and started sailing towards Cadiz.
We put the sails up but the wind was directly from behind and so we had to sail more southerly than we would like. Also the waves were in a different direction to the wind so the boat was very rocky. After a while we had to drive back towards the coast and then the wind dropped so we have the motor for a while. A bit later the wind came back stronger and we sailed the rest of the way to see CADIZ making a good six knots.
We arrived at the marina and were met by one of the staff who helped us moor up against the refuelling pontoon. Marco and Sue went to the office to sort the paperwork out and I chilled on the boat and watched the cruise liners leave the harbour, all 3 of them. When Marco and Sue came back we chilled out and had a beer and some walkers crisps.
Sue and Marco went off to do the washing and I started to prepare the meal. I had cooked it the day before, but we had ended up having a kebab, so I just had to reheat it and cook the rice.
Are all the floats made up of altar pieces, often solid silver
I think they are dedicated to the parades, one or two for each guild. There are a lot of photos in the next post of the “floats” and the staffs that they carry.
I am overcome with excitement having just seen the blog with the Palm Sunday Procession on it.
Who would have dreamed of such a thing, you being at ‘Huelva’ seeing such a spectacular sight.
The photo at the top of this blog is fantastic, one if my favourites. They are all excellent Dave. Jx👁