Cadiz Spain

We were supposed to leave Malta at 6pm and arrive in Cadiz at 8am this morning. Because of some mechanical problems we didn’t leave Malta until after midnight. The Captain did what he could and put the pedal to the metal, and we managed to dock around 9am this morning. Not bad in making up around 5 hours of time over the two day transit.

Temperatures today were in the low 60’s with a 9-10mph wind occasionally gusting to near 20mph. It was a partly cloudy day, and while we did get a couple of passing sprinkles of rain, all in all it was a pretty good day.

After getting a detailed map from the local tourist agent, we decided to take one of the walking tours of the city and chose the one going into the old part of the city (primarily because that would get us to the main post office so Sharon could buy stamps for the grandkids).

The docking was fantastic as we were right at the city. Directly out from the cruise dock was the Plaza de Espana with a large monument to the Cadiz Constitution. It was quite a beautiful area with flowers and trees. We also saw wild parrots again similar to what we saw in the Canary Islands, and I chose a picture of one for today’s blog just to prove that I really did see them.

Continuing on our walk we saw the San Francisco Church, the Museum of Cadiz, Mora Palace, San Pablo Church, Old Roman Dry Salting Factory, Central Market, Santiago Church, and stopped for lunch at the Plaza de Cathedral which is very close to the post office.

After lunch we continued our walk passing other churches and various homes of local well known people, and finally finding ourselves back where we started.

Talking with others from the ship that took the hop on bus they were very disappointed. They said it only goes around the outer edge of the city, and didn’t stop where it was supposed to stop. The city is very walkable if you are up for it, as it’s only about 1 mile from the dock to the furthest point away. In the old town area the streets are typically cobblestone so a good pair of walking shoes should be worn.

Tomorrow we are in Lisbon and have booked a walking tour with a guide that will be showing us the city. The weather reports say that there may be some light rain but I have my fingers crossed that it will clear up.

Until tomorrow, Cheers!