Leaving Ferrol
Posted in Cruise, Trips at 20:00 on 26 March 2017
The bunkering finished and the Black Watch eventually set off some hours late.
On the starboard side was this collection of houses:-
This was a different (small) harbour on the port side as we sailed. Mugardos?:-
The estuary narrowed for a bit on the way out and there were old fortifications on each side of the estuary.
To starboard was the Castle San Felipe (Castelo San Felipe):-
Castle San Felipe slipway:-
If you look carefully at this photo you should see some gunsmoke coming from the castle. As a “greeting” to the ship there was a guy in mediaeval costume firing a blunderbuss or some such thing:-
Looking back to port side fortification, pilot boat following the ship:-
There was a third fortification on the starboard side a bit further out from Ferrol. Pleasure boat in foreground:-
The pilot boat zoomed a little closer after we’d made it past the narrows:-
This quarry was the last sign of human activity before the ocean:-