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Central square in La Coruna. On the left is Maria Pitta who helped keep out the pirate Drake. (Sir
Francis)
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Its a super walk from the marina thro the sculpture park to
the Tower of Hercules. Here we are walking up to the oldest
Roman lighthouse still operational.
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Nigel, Maggie and Janet at the top of the tower, 255 steps
up, but only Janet was keen to look over the edge.
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Betanzos was a super old town splendidly preserved. On the coming weekend was a medieval festival. Pity but we did not go.
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This is the cake all of us tourists buy, its sold throughout Galicia and must have some deep meaning. For me it was a Bakewell tart
wi'art jam.
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So ornate and in such good repair, this is the main entrance
to the cathedral. 2 weeks hence the stairs will be packed solid,
as we would witness.
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Santiago de Compostela and my first full mass, and what a location for it. The bones of one of Jesus'
disciples (St James) is buried 25m from my elbow.
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Here is the sensor, all 65 Kg, hoisted and swung by 8 burly
monks. Looking at the pulley
system and the acceleration of the sensor, I'd guess they all
support nearly 100Kg.
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David's first day at anchor. Here we are on route to the town
centre for coffees and/or ice creams.
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This, the first fire in the Ria, was more of an exciting spectacle than a national disaster.
We soon learned we were wrong in our conclusion.
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The "air bomber" about to land and fill up with water. They
fly amazingly close to the anchored yachts; sometimes above,
sometimes alongside but always close.
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Touchdown, and already the water will be poring into the
hold. They stay on the water for about 200-300m then climb
back over the fire and bomb it.
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