Gibraltar to Sevilla, via Cadiz to Sevilla Spain

Tuesday 29th November 2022
We are now dragging the chain a little. Too tired to plan the night before we are still deciding where we are going at 10am this morning. With no decision made we decided to just head west towards Portugal and see how far we get. We went the coast road and the scenery was beautiful again. We passed a huge wind farm and then a large solar farm, some lovely villages atop a hill with the church centre and prominent. We came across a town called Cadiz over a large spit which looked interesting as we drove through, so we found a parking spot and went for a walk. There was some beautiful colourful buildings, a cathedral and an amazing coastline which we walked along. David enjoyed watching the swell and was missing paddling. We walked further along the coastline and out along a raised path to San Sebastian castle, unfortunately this was closed so we could only look at it from outside the gate. We walked back to the car and headed on our way again. I made contact with Shona and Mark, our desert travellers and friends from Avoca who were at Sevilla tonight and we organised to meet up. They are staying in a 2 BR apartment which they offered for us to share. We arrived at Sevilla (Seville) at about 5.30pm, found a 24 hour parking garage (25 euro for 24 hrs) and joined them in the Old Town of Sevilla. We had a chat and headed out for tapas for dinner. We tried a couple of unusual dishes with potato, tuna, cheese, ham and capsicum. It was quite a nice meal, although definitely not enough food for the boys. Neither of them were fussed on ordering anymore so hopefully DB doesn’t wake up in the middle of the night hungry. We sat around chatting until late when David found a free flamenco dancing place that had a show at 11pm for 90mins. So at 11.45pm we headed out to find it. Unfortunately when we arrived it had just closed, so we missed out on this one. Maybe next time. We haven’t made it to Portugal yet, but we are getting closer.

: The view along the coastline near Tarifa on our way from Gibraltar to Cadiz..

: ..we passed many windfarms and also solar farms along the way..

: ..and a few white building villages on the hilltops, the contrast with the greenery was quite beautiful..

: As we arrive in Cadiz. David did an awesome first time in reverse park here – always difficult on the wrong side of the road and in the wrong side of the Carr, also with pressure of cars waiting behind in a foreign country. He got in first go – Perfect!.

: ..this is always DBs job – working out the parking meter. They have different Apps in every city and different rules, charges and languages. Always a tricky challenge..

: Walking along the Esplanade to the Cathedral in Cadiz

: ..the best way to travel is by bicycle. They have their own lane pathways beside the footpath and off the road. It is fantastic, especially for the kids.

: ..the high wall along the esplanade indicates they can get a big surf here sometimes..

: ..love the bright coloured building..

: Another interesting facade with a large door..

: The rear of Cadiz Cathedral and a lovely colourful spire..

: Cádiz Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church..

: It was built between 1722 and 1838.

: ..what a beautiful coloured street. I love it..

: ..As we walk through the gate..

: ..And head out to San Sebastián Castle..

: The Castle of San Sebastián is a fortress located at the end of La Caleta beach..

: .. on a small island separated from the main city…

: The entrance to San Sebastián Castle is closed today..

: ..so we walk back to the beach..

: ..the lookout tower at the end of the surf club..

: ..looking back to Cadiz Cathedral as we walk along the Esplanade back to the car..

: ..a seagull on watch..

: Another tight carpark in Sevilla this time. A lesson learned from last time, David made sure he parked next to a pole that gave him room to open the door..