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| Planaterium, Castellon de la Plana |
This coast of Spain is called the Costa del Azahar, the coast of Orange Blossom, and we have been smelling orange blossom quite strongly for the past few days, which reminds us of Seville. We set off in a fairly calm sea with the wind on the nose, but the seas gradually built up and were quite uncomfortable. We arrived in Castellon de la Plana in a strong force 5, which made Mediterranean mooring even more tricky, despite the help from the Marineros. Although our forecast had not shown winds stronger than a 4, the Marinero said the next couple of days there were going to be some very strong winds, so we decided to stay put for a few days. We were therefore delighted to find out that the cost at this marina is only about 15 euros a night and has free WiFi!
SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2009
There wasn’t too much sign of the forecast strong winds at first, but during the day the wind got up to about a Force 5.
In the morning we visited the nearby Planetarium, which was excellent value for 2 euros – slightly cheaper than Madam Tussaud’s I think! The wind became stronger later on with rain and thunder, and the Marineros came round to check we were OK and said to call on Channel 9 if we needed anything.
We were very impressed with Castellon de la Plana. It is quite a large city, being the capital of Castellon, and has a lovely 18th century Plaza Mayor
MARINA: 15 euros a night; free WiFi, electricity, showers (although cold when I used them). For some reason, they have changed the men’s and women’s shower rooms around, which means the women get the urinals!
MARINA: 15 euros a night; free WiFi, electricity, showers (although cold when I used them). For some reason, they have changed the men’s and women’s shower rooms around, which means the women get the urinals!
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