Glorious and cool weather has accompanied us these past few days.  I write with Europe astern and ahead, the Azores.  Back in the Atlantic and its rolling swell, we are gently pitching in a 2½ meter swell.

Our guests have enjoyed Spain immensely, many of them contemplating a return and a longer stay.

We follow a ‘Regent’ cruise ship in, the crafty Captain brought his ETA forward at the last minute and got ahead of us, a not uncommon occurrence.  It’s a nice harbour, modern and with an expansive Cruise terminal with ‘jet-ways’ for guests disembarking and embarking.  Another busy day for me, so regretfully it’s Karen’s turn to take the camera, (with a charged battery)  😕

 

 The city is spotlessly clean, with narrow streets and paved walkways.

 

Horse and carriage rides

Carousel on the seafront

Having departed, we make our way towards the Straits Of Gibraltar, a choke-point for shipping entering and leaving the Mediterranean.  Traffic lanes exist for shipping, westbound to the north and eastbound to the south.  It’s busy, a mass of ships entering or leaving and ferries, heading across to Africa, (Tangiers) and once through, we turn to the north-west, past the Bay of Trafalgar, scene of Admiral Nelson’s historic naval victory and towards the Cadiz pilot station.