The Mediterranean
        
        Log Entry: July 25
        
         When we came into the Marina at Puerto Santa Maria, near Cadriz, Will and
        Diane on Persistence were on the dock waiting to catch the lines.  That night we all
        had a fish feast. There were so many types of shrimp, crab, clams, lobster, and just
        plain "regular" fish that it took us a long time to decide, so we tried almost
        everything!!!!  Since most of the restaurants do not open until about 9 PM, (it
        doesn't get dark until 10 PM) we didn't get back to our boat until well after
        midnight.
         On the 20th, we borrowed Persistence's bicycles and took a ferry to the city of
        Cadiz.  It was a great experience riding through the narrow streets on a bike.  We
        went to another observation chamber and toured the whole city while standing still
        around a table!!!  Since most places close for lunch between 2-4 hours we had
        lunch too!!  We then rode to several plazas to get a feel of the city.  When lunch
        time was over, we visited the  St. Rosario's Church which was beautiful and built
        in the sixteen century. The catacombs were very interesting with many beautiful
        sculptures.  The museum also had many interesting sculptures and other artifacts. 
        One was a collection of old music books for the organ and choir which were almost
        as tall as Rudy.
         The next day we drove to Seville.  We took a bus tour as soon as we got there. 
        The bus circles the whole city and there are four stops in which you may get off
        and on again in a twenty-four hour period.  We got off to see the Torre del Oro
        (tower of gold) which was a defensive lookout and now a naval museum.  We then
        walked to Real Alcazar, Seville's Royal Palace. This was a magnificent, extensive,
        regal and grandeur building with landscaped gardens. It took us over an hour just
        to see all the rooms!!!  They also had a display of the clothing they wore in that era. 
        I am so happy I didn't live in those days!!!!                                                           
                 Next we visited the Seville Cathedral and La Giralda.  It is said to be the
        largest Cathedral in Europe.  It began it's construction in 1401 and took over a
        century to complete.  It also held the tomb of Columbus.  The last building we
        visited, before getting on our tour bus back to our car, was the Casa de Pilatos.  It
        was called this because it resembled Pontius Pilate's home in Jerusalem.  Statues
        in the courtyard dated back to the 5th century BC and it is still one of the finest
        palaces of Seville.
         Sunday we all went to our first bullfight and saw six bulls.  They all lost, but
        some did get in a few shots. It certainly seems barbaric to us, but the Spanish
        people were really into the event. We arrived late and they wouldn't let us walk
        down an aisle during a fight. We had to wait until the bull was killed before we
        could go to our seats!  The people really appreciated a good, short fight with a
        clean kill. After the bull is dragged off the field, he is then butchered and the meat
        sold and eaten.
         On Tuesday the 24th, we left Puerto Santa Maria at 7 am and arrived in
        Gibraltar at 6 PM. The winds and current were with us so the 80 mile trip was fast.
        We motor sailed most of the way and only sailed for a couple of hours because the
        winds were light. As we entered the Straights of Gibraltar the low winds started to
        increase. By the time we were outside the harbor of Gibraltar the winds were 30
        to 35kts, but it was behind us so it wasn't bad.                                            
          The harbor was calm and docking was easy but different. In Gibraltar they
        don't have finger piers, but they do have floating docks at which they  Med  moor.
        Generally this means dropping an anchor to hold the bow out and tie the stern to
        a dock or wall. Here we backed into our space and fastened our stern lines. Then
        they gave us a small line on either side of the boat.  This was attached to a large
        line that was anchored deep in the middle of the space between the docks. Needless
        to say, gloves were required to follow these lines from the dock to the larger lines
        and tension them at the bow so Boundless was secured and snuggled between boats
        on either side with plenty of fenders. We did need to clean the decks and ourselves
        after the process, but it did work well. Queensway Quay Marina is a nice quiet
                marina and D dock seems to have less surge than the rest of the marina.