Torres Gemelas Cartagena
De La Manga, Km 12 - Zona Puerto Deportivo S/N, La Manga Cartagena, Murcia, 30380, Spain and Canary Islands
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Back to Spanish Coast
A day and a night at sea saw us back on the Spanish Coast and we came into the city and port of Cartagena for a night. We had no wind for the passage from Formenterra so it was a relief to turn the motor off and cook up bacon and eggs backed into a marina berth.
Cartagena was a very attractive place with a great chandlery shop, a good supermarket, free water and some beautiful old buildings Our ...
La Manga: Surf, Siestas and Swimming w/ Sea Lions
... I had one of those moments where I was irrationally glad we had chosen to drive. You know when you are driving to the beach, with a open window, and you reach the point where you can smell the ocean for the first time? Maybe it isn't the same for other people, but I get positive tingles when this happens. I just seem to calm down and get more focused. Plus, driving in to it allowed us to see the coastline of Mar Menor for a ...
Oh for the Lotto Life
... also a roman amphitheater, along with a medieval castle and fort. The bull fighting ring and amphitheater were only discovered by accident when existing buildings were demolished and excavation begin for foundations of new buildings. What a find I wonder what other treasures lay buried? The views from the Castle were magnificent 360 degree views from the ocean to the city - just beautiful. The marina was directly opposite to the old town area so ...
Working Vacation!
... bay is shallow warm clear water. The beach that we are staying
at was very family friendly. There were a lot of families on the beach
with little ones swimming about. There were also a lot of jellyfish in
the water. There were a few different types all ranging from the size of
a small coin to a size of a pancake.
We all adjusted well to Spain time. A typical day would start off by
have breakfast around 10 am. Then the ...
Roman around Cartagena
... and Carthaginian heritage. We obtained a map and embarked on our own walking tour. We saw the Roman Theatre Museum and also had a look around inside the house of fortune, an old Roman villa and road dating back to the 2nd century AD. We also walked around the modern centre (fantastic shopping) where there were quite a few tourists that had obviously just got off their cruise ship. Finally we strolled ...



