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Tag: #latitude40

Bike trip, day four. No biking—day trip to Cies Islands National Park.

October 17th, 2024

Today, we’ll enjoy a boat trip to the beautiful Cies Islands, often called the “Galician Caribbean” due to their pristine white sand beaches. Giving our butts a well deserved rest! These islands were a refuge for pirates back in the day and are currently an uninhabited paradise. There are no cars, no hotels, no bikes and the number of visitors each day is restricted.

Natural paradise in the Vigo estuary, the Cíes Islands are part of the maritime-terrestrial Natural Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia. This archipelago is made up of three islands: North or Monteagudo, Del Medio or do Faro, and South or San Martiño. The first two are linked by the sandy area of Playa de Rodas and a breakwater. The Cíes Islands were declared a Natural Park in 1980 and included in the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia created in 2002.

I also have to do laundry this morning. Some pictures of my walk to SpinTUB at 8AM. Back in plenty of time to catch the boat.

View—walking down to SpinTUB. Beautiful marina at the bottom of the hotel fortress.

They have these rings outside of the stores to hook your dog’s leash on. Very dog friendly.

SpinTUB. Seemed clean. It was easy enough to figure out. And for any who have ever followed my past blogs, there were actual dryers—machines that tumbled with heat. What a luxury!

Morning view of our hotel from the marina/street level.

Fortress walkway.

Still on fortress walkway. Almost there. 7,500 steps later and it is only 9:30AM.

We are walking down to board the boat.

Are we worried? ; )

Lunch with our captain. It was delicious!

A walk on the island after lunch. Our view of the Atlantic from Spain.

Delaware and New Jersey are just behind us. Latitude here is about 40 degrees.

Our captain, Havier, and our sailboat. Putting up the sails. Sailboat about 30 feet.

We were on the boat all day. Getting tired.

The end of our boat trip. We had a good time. Seas a tad rough.

All of my island photos were taken on Illa Do Norte Ou De Monteagudo.

Calling it a day. Good night.