Brindabella

We are back in Cambrils, which is a port we stopped at on the way to Barcelona. It’s a very clean town with a good beach and smart town centre. Last time we were here, we anchored just outside the harbour. This time we went into the marina.

We took a long walk along the coast to Salou which is the next town. It was a much larger resort and not as nice as Cambrils. While we were in Cambrils, it was their annual calamar or squid festival. Many of the restaurants had special calamar dishes, even the Thai restaurant! On Saturday night, we went to the fish restaurant El Pòsit. They had a fixed price calamar menu. Calamar croquettes for starter and calamar with peas and black pudding for main. Both were excellent, see photo above.

Sunday was a boat maintenance day. Fiona did the washing and Simon replaced the water pump. The old one had been running very slowly overnight when no water was being used. It had been doing this all summer and replacing the diaphragm had not solved the problem. We brought a new pump from the UK to fit. The new one was larger so fitting it took a few hours. We now have a more efficient pump that uses less energy and does not keep running incessantly all night.

It was windy on Sunday night gusting F7, so we decided to stay in Cambrils until Tuesday. In the evening, we ate at a delicatessen which specialised in Iberian ham. This was served on a simple crisp bread base, with light fresh tomato paste with the ham thinly sliced on the top. All served with a glass of Rioja. Simple but delicious!

Time: 7:00 hours Miles: 40nm Total Time: 210:00 hours Total Miles: 1186nm