“translated from the native translation application using Google. We apologize for any errors that may occur in the text”
Take a good weather forecast and the bridge of the Immaculate Conception December 2011 to embark on a couple of sailboats Velanomada in order to climb to the Cap de Creus and approach as much as possible to where during the summer it is difficult.
On Thursday, December 1, collect items and we are going to Palamos. Boarded around 11 am and 12 noon we left to go to anchor in the cove Castle and lunch.
Well said and done. Half an hour browsing and throw the iron a few meters from the sand. Probe 3 m. Cool.
4 unforgettable days
At Castle Creek
We eat a roast and then entertain us without much follow up, heading north.
Motor and sailing back to the island, Calella, Tamariu, Begur coves. The sunset will pursue Pals. The Medes and the evening as we reach at Escala at night.
4 unforgettable days
The Medes bow for the evening
Children, during navigation, fun with the Wii, we do not realize until almost at the harbor mouth.
The next morning we make a short visit to the Open 60 Mirabaud Barcelona World Race Roses these days is promoting the second BWR. What sailboat, my mother!
We left mid-morning course in Cadaques. Gulf of Roses motor because the wind is testimonial. The day is beautiful. The candles on Mirabaud, already at sea, like a mirage, far floating on the sea plain of the Gulf of Roses.
4 unforgettable days
Pau in the Wheel
4 unforgettable days
Gulf of Roses Canigou with snow in the background
Roses Montjoi No Norfeu, and finally Júncols Cala Nans Lighthouse and Cadaqués. Fantastic. Are we alone in the bay, in company with another boat moored for some time, and seagulls. We love of buoy that is closer to the ground, or a couple of dozen laundry ground with bedbugs.
4 unforgettable days
Cadaques touch
After a hearty lunch on board, the children leave the bedbugs to look into the adventures Pilon and Dwarves, and we go to great coffee ground in Casino, until we become dark-thirty. You know, as in winter, the day is short and should take advantage of it!
4 unforgettable days
The Discovery Bay
Once on the boat, shoes springs adventurers to seek the warmth of the engine to dry, change springs jeans to the knees and the kids started a game of Risk ending that makes us dinner at past eleven!
4 unforgettable days
Night’s sleep, without wind or drop of the sea.
On Saturday we wake up soon, and we sail without starting the engine and out of Cadaques thing 2 or 3 knots Terral, slowly, slowly, on calm water with a sunrise líssima indescribable. We half naked. Young people ahead of us with bedbugs bogant … Living in the moment is priceless.
4 unforgettable days
Sailing Out of Cadaques
4 unforgettable days
The small bogant, catch us …
Once outside the bay, gradually began to find a tramuntaneta amestrelada that up to 10 knots and makes us enjoy all parents and children, now all on board, three hours, cooking sailing up beautiful to overcome the Cap de Creus. The Canigou is brimming with snow. Also glimpsed the Bastiments, the peak of Hell and Puigmal and all the ridge William empolsinada Plan. To us, who are of sea and mountains, we like to rediscover the landscape of the Pyrenees to the sea and Cap de Creus.
4 unforgettable days
Too tight to the de Oros
Well, seat, back, viremia mass Oros reluctant to go and enjoy the sun and cool crisp this December. There are no sailing or fishing or sailing or motor. Nobody. The Cap de Creus, like yesterday at the Castle, the coast of Begur, Pals, rent, Medes, Roses, is everything to us.
Once near creek Culip Arris candles and, now, to boot, engine enter. We find lonely pretty wild. Nothing to do compared to the many people who have hot weather in the spring.
Launched iron just off the pier. Again we abarloem. The kids rose to the pneumatic to recognize the new scenario. The place is wonderful.
4 unforgettable days
A creek Culip
After lunch everyone plays up to the top of the mast. Ben insured after another we all get on great and small to the knob. From the top the panorama is immense sight jumping over the arm of rock that closes the bay to the north and to the lighthouse.
4 unforgettable days
Up!
Meanwhile, the kids are going atangonant pipe that passes it. A couple of us even take the bathroom will probably be the last of 2011!. The evening runs so fast activity.
4 unforgettable days
Okay this second application Tang
Finally we decided to enjoy the area lose all the ground and a path leads to s’Aguila Tudela. Four steps we have climbed by company personnel in Buzzard stone. It’s amazing how you hold still, withstanding the test of time and when it blows from the north wind whipping.
4 unforgettable days
S’Àguila Tudela
4 unforgettable days
Back in Cala Culip, our solitary yacht
Since the evening, we left Culip, lonely between the geography of the area makes us feel small in the direction of the Medes.
A second point is the crossing of Risk nighttime engine to Culip Medes entertaining and enjoyable for children.
Nuria and me out, night watchman in a very calm, sea oil, full moon, with its indescribable reflection of cool December. Watchman what? Vigilant anything. Anything because no one in the Gulf of Roses. Nobody. Only we cross the sea without wanting to hurt him, and the moon. The moon gives us the expense of shades of gray and silver sea.
4 unforgettable days
Full moon night in the direction of Medes
We went to see the Estartit Madrid – FC Barcelona and sleep. Madrid – Barça awesome. The evening enjoyable. And the shoes to dry back to the engine compartment.
In the morning, not too late, we left and we will make a port visit to Carall Bernard. We turn to the boats as the sea, the wind and the absence of other visitors will not allow it. This rock is really impressive.
4 unforgettable days
This task starboard and to port Bernard Carall
With the Medes meters from the stern, climb higher, and deploy Genoa climb to Cap de Begur. Objective, in the Cave of Gispert. With wind that passes through the fin, the asymmetrical climb. We nusets doing 5 to 6 or 7 real starboard fin, using a light mistral entering the glory.
4 unforgettable days
The head bow to Begur
Just over an hour and we’re in the Cap de Begur, reach and immediately reach Can Gispert. Again, we share the cave with only the warm sun that accompanies this bright morning.
Iron and down the block to cave in. There is near the end. Disembark the kids, leave them alone on the front stone. If grandparents do not worry, do not worry that the sea is calm. And the great outward looking. You feel the breath of the sea which enters the bottom of the cave, like a sleeping monster. The atmosphere, the loneliness, the noises, the darkness broken by rays of sun entering the dripping water falling from the ceiling, everything is unreal. Anxiety leads to this, which will remain etched in the memory of fire with the kids.
4 unforgettable days
Cova d’en Gispert
Since there are, do a short visit to the cave of the Bishop, and lunch in Tamariu missing people, because apart literally a dozen pedestrian village, sea besides us there are no buoys to tie -. Anchor a few meters from the pier, next to the sand. In a place where summer is impossible to be there for the amount of floats and swimming in our way.
4 unforgettable days
Tamariu
Back. Bedbugs, a fall practice when small block East side of the creek, and as usual these days, foot docks and change pants.
4 unforgettable days
Tamariu
Everything is finished and it’s time to collect. Collect children spread across the cove and bumps all over the boat.
Chinese-xano motor, absorbed into the sunset stunning sunset, bound for the island, and then to Palamos, we break the mirror between sea skimming of seagulls.
4 unforgettable days
Sotllo, Returning to Palamos since the island aft
4 unforgettable days
Isavena
Four days truly memorable experience that have made the Costa Brava should be 40 or 50 years ago, lonely, forgotten, beautiful and balanced.
4 unforgettable days
The group of cabin boys
Quim Gispert
