Cartagena

We've had a slow journey along the south and east Spanish coast, wind constantly directly on the nose which is the slowest and wetest sailing. We've also visited some places we wouldn't bother to go back to ie San Jose. It's a purpose built holiday town and at this time of year is a total ghost town. We had to sit out a gale there and we probably couldn't have been in a more dreary place. It's also the most expensive place we've been and we're sure we've been ripped off there.

Town Hall Cartagena

We're in Cartagena now, just south of Alicante and it's lovely. A very old naval town with, like many of these towns, a very colourful history. It's undergoing major updating and hopefully it will be in harmony with the beautiful old buildings already here. We haven't taken many photos yet but you can read more about the place at http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Destinos/TipoII/MasInfo/0/Cartagena.htm?Language=en

It's also home to one of the earliest submarines built for naval purposes, launched in 1889. To look at it you wouldn't believe anyone would go under the water in it, if this type of thing interests you, you can read more about it here....http://historico.oepm.es/museovirtual/gi_plantilla.asp?acc=1&idioma=en&xml=Peral%20Caballero,%20Isaac.xml

In terms of value for money, this marina is pretty good, power, water and WIFI all included, it's the first time we've been online for a while.

The weather is cool today - some complicated weather systems fighting it out for control and we're in the middle of it. Having said that it's generally getting slowly colder as we go north. When I say colder, today it's only 13 - that's cold for us now!!! We've a few more degrees north to go before we head east again and I'm not looking forward to any more coldness.