LinoCat

The next day we were exploring Ceuta and really found it to be a nice place. Of course it is a bit touristy with all the daytime visitors who come for shopping but it has nice restaurants, cafes and shops and some beuatiful architecture and interesting history and political background. Together with good weather and a good mood, what more can you ask for? To the left you see the dragon house one of the most beautiful buildings in Ceuta. During Siesta hours (lunchtime and a bit afterwards) most shops are closed which was a pitty for us heavy shoppers :-) This snap was taken in the old castle where the medieval market was held. It was very nice with tasty food and some attractions for kids as for us more older kids. It was not to crowed and so we visited it also more than once. At each booth we were allowed to try the specialities they were selling. Looking at the rock in Gibraltar from the Ceuta coastline. You can actually see how narrow the strait of Gibraltar is. Also you can see the ...

We left Smir Marina in the morning. There was no wind (2knots) and so we were motoring our way to Ceuta. Ceuta is an enclave in Maroc which belongs to spain. Due to being a tax free zone many people come here for shopping with one of the high speed ferries from Spain or Gibraltar. The waterquality along this coast is amazing. Once we reached the entrace to the strait of Gibraltar i saw that the colour of the water surface changed in a distance. Since we had prepared the boat for "no wind leisure cruise", which means the hatches are open, stuff not stored away i decided to prepare for some more wind. So we locked away stuff and closed the hatches. Once we rounded the corner into the strait the wind picked up from 2knots to 24 as you can see on the picture. But since the harbour was now only a few miles away we decided not to set sail but motor into Ceuta which we did. There we had to go to the dock "roman-catholic" style, which means backwards and use a mooringline. ...