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Costa Brava! Around the sea. Day 14. Cap de Creus - Llançà.

Dawn on Friday 19th November.
I slept peacefully on the same Cap de Creus. Today I had the luxury of sleeping in the guest quarters above the restaurant with. Here are four apartments for 4 / 6 people who rent throughout the year.



The apartments are more than good ...





Today the day I'll take it easy. 3 hours separate me from my final destination Llançà. Take the opportunity to walk in the surroundings of the Cap de Creus and take some pictures. Here is a photo of the cove Player. At the bottom shorelines Port-Lligat and Cadaques ...



The lighthouse of Cap de Creus ...



and maca d'Oros next to the symbol of twinning with Cape Finisterre ...



Above the cape, the islands and passing S'Encalladora clavegueres Sa ...



Following these brands ...



arrive at the starting point of long distance walking route GR-11 ...



From here to Cape HIGUER in the Cantabrian Sea about 600 km ahead. a beautiful passing for the mountains and valleys of the Pyrenees. A highly recommended adventure to make it at least once in their life.

By this point, some little boat venture to happen, especially so strangely calm day like today ...



And why not? A photo to remember ...



a photo with you my passion for the sea, the mountains and nature in general. Toca
Hospedería Back to ...



... and start thinking about sailing the last leg. I get about four o'clock in the afternoon. The weather will become worse evening. On the way to the boat some more pictures ...



The cove Culip from the restaurant ...



walk this time along a path that quickly leads me to the cove. Soon I begin to sea again. The calm and the skies to be covering announce the change of time ...



Here I approach the Golfet and coves that are in him: Prone, Taballera, Talabre and Galley and more ...



gray day but clear enough to reveal the silhouette of Llançà ...



never know if I have to help out at sea. Here I had to help fishermen to retrieve gear that they had caught on the rocks ...



Nearby Llançà already see the outline of Cape Cervera ...



And at four in the afternoon, arrive at your destination. 14 days have been fantastic ...







At this point, I will take the time to describe in detail how to organize the boat to carry out the adventures that I do. But I will in the next chapter!

here is the slide of the day ....



And here the graph of the route ...



Greetings to everyone! :)

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Costa Brava! Around the Sea. Day 13. St. Martin Empúries - Cap de Creus

The night was pleasant. I slept in the pull.
After the delicious dinner at the restaurant L'Asclepius and some reading, I fall rendered in the arms of Morpheus (yeah yeah ... .. I prefer Morphea Morpheus ...)
Nighttime temperatures have been increasing since Tuesday. The night is capped and the wind does not make an appearance. A perfect night.
morning, the clouds have disappeared and the first few hours dedicated to breakfast quietly and let it dry some clothes. While breakfast walk from viewpoint of Sant Martí, some people watch and are interested in the Blue Sea ...



One of them, Max, comes over and gives free rein to their curiosity. We talked and I said to a photographer. Do you want to do some pictures? Sure! Answer. Meanwhile I breakfast, you think? Ok Ok!

Here are some photos I took Max:









The first two can be seen just behind mine the first of my destinations: The cap Norfeu. From Sant Martí direct route will cross the entire Gulf of Roses to this place. Will be more than 13 miles, a couple of hours ...

I say goodbye to Max and I get in the water later, about eleven and a half. No hurry. My final destination today will Culip Creek, past and Cap de Creus. Reach my final destination will not take more than five hours going muuuuuuuuuy quietly.

I put the waypoint in the GPS, led to the cove Montjoi and start navigating. Soon, I leave behind me a beautiful view of all the busy and ...



Ahead, just over ten miles ...



Behind even the distance, is drawn out of Begur ...



sailed quietly. The GPS tells me to easily maintain speeds above 7-8 km / h, 4 knots! :) In a little over an hour, I have at the other end of the gulf. The mole hiperconstruída of Roses ...



... and thus the surf zone that known. My home at sea. The natural park of Cap de Creus is the area that sailed over throughout the year.



back, clearly, the Medes. Something hidden sunshine, the cap of Begur ...



Nearly two hours late in reaching the creek near Montjoi. I press on toward the cap of its flagship Cavall Norfeu and Bernat ...



Here I enjoy the spectacular landscape that are next to Cavall Bernat. In these days I'll look to upload a video for this area that gives good note of her beauty. From here Jòncols Creek, where we slept the first night, there are a few minutes ...



I have very close and the village of Cadaqués and the light that precedes the bay, the lighthouse of Nans ...



The day is fantastic south of Cap de Creus. From the Bay of Cadaqués the view is complete ...



I decide navigate directly to the Cape. I can touch it with my hands ...



I arrive early and get close to Cap de Creus restaurant and give me another pleasure. Here you can taste a piece of fresh fish that you offer or sample any of the delicacies of Indian cuisine, specialty of the house. The chicken curry takes over my mind!! :)



Paso near the cave of L'Infern, brushed my Cap de Creus hands and begin to think for the passage of Sa clavegueres. Protected by the islets of S'Encalladora watch as the peace that has accompanied me all day have a hot dot to end the day. There is some mareton! Tramontana something that raises some ripples a couple of feet! Enter the cove Culip be fun, especially considering that practically have to get to the rock walls that enclose the bay to enter the cove. A pair of surfing and in! In the cove Culip can choose between this house ...



And this one ...



I'm in the latter. The first is in the hands of a huge jellyfish soup a little difficult the output to ground. In this leave the rest Blue Sea ...



I'm going next to the lighthouse for dinner. On the way, the camera begins to tell me that you run out of energy. Before giving me these gifts ...





half an hour the sky is covered and it starts to rain lightly. The chamber says it now does not work anymore. I walk down the road that leads to the cove. Laaaaaaaaaaargo is a walk of about four or five miles, full of beauty where we can find a myriad of rocks marked with Weird ways that nature has been chipping away over time. Many of these forms you will find in Dali's works reflected ...

At about half past five p.m. I am at the lighthouse. Tired and hungry. A beer and some olives precede the chicken curry that has clouded my mind! :) With the night over after a fantastic dinner, I decide to stay in one of the apartments in this restaurant. If! You can sleep here and wake up in the morning watching the sun first appears on the peninsula! A natural luxury!

A natural luxury itself. The start of a Pyrenees here are marked in red and white path that would lead us, if we sixty days of patience, to the other end: Cape HIGUER in Gipuzkoa, in the Cantabrian Sea. This road in its day was my first adventure. Today I will be here. But instead of walking on land, now I walk by the sea! Walking the sea! Pel Voltant Mar. .. Here

leave the map of your route ...



And here the slide ...



play tomorrow to reach my destination "almost" final, Llançà. Laura, a friend who I know personally, I urged him to complete the Costa Brava reaching Portbou. I will. But it will be accompanied by good friends and ...

A hug to everyone and see you tomorrow! :)

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Costa Brava! Around the sea. Day 12. Tamariu - Saint Martin Empúries

Wednesday 17 November. Gone are
weather forecasts. Today's predictions say that I will forward a window of three days I will, when there are no setback, get Llançà on Friday afternoon, quietly.
Today, I intend to get to Sant Martí d'Empúries. Toca do a bunch of miles and move one of the densest areas in terms of beauty is concerned the Costa Brava.

Just outside the walls of Tamariu found that will lead to the area Xelida Aigua Creek. Corners lit by the morning sun show an impressive brightness ...





... and the creek itself Aigua Xelida, affected by a collapse that make it a place not so good for the overnight ...



In this day, the inertia of previous day brings a swell of gregarious little excited. Not a good company to enjoy the beauty of the Costa Brava brutal offers in the section that follows ...


Aigua
From the cove to the beach Xelida Aiguablava find the caves of La Gavina, Bisbe and most impressive of them all La Cave d'en Gispert. All of them can be visited as long as the accompanying sea state. And today will not be that day. The sea tells me to look the caves from the outside and I venture to break into, especially considering that I sail alone. Here are some photos showing the entrance to some of the caves mentioned in particular the first two ...





The third, the cave d'en Gispert, find it near from Aiguablava more .... hidden in one of these walls ...





Anyway, I decide not to approach the entrance and put directly into the Cape of Begur. Soon I have at the Parador Aiguablava and located in that ...



and clearly and the Cape of Begur, which defines the influence from the prevailing winds from the north to those prevailing under it, in the south, southeast or southwest ...





left behind Soon after the Cape of Begur, almost touching the fingertips ...



and thus appears to me the outline of what awaits me the rest of today and tomorrow ...



I walk to the beautiful beaches of Aiguafreda and Sa Tuna. It is a curious contrast between the monstrosity of the massive cap Sa built on the Salt, which dominates the entrance to both coves ...



to the beauty of Sa Tuna ...





and Aiguafreda ...



From here turn in a first step to reach the beach of Sa Riera ...



... a unique viewpoint to the Medes Islands, the beaches of Pals, the walls of L'Estartit and the massif of Montgrí ...







from Sa Riera put the direct route to the port of L'Estartit. Olivier expected me there. After leaving the adventure comes to collect keys that allow you to recover some of the things we had saved our departure Llançà. At noon I go out on the beach where precisely it was clear that Olivier and I would separate our ways ...



Once here stay with Olivier meet again in Sant Marti d'Empúries. I returned the keys and take the opportunity to have dinner and talk over and installation of our respective views of what happened. I have to go! Is a good stretch to Sant Martí and if I'll finish getting sidetracked with night falling ...



Leaving the Medes Islands, I approach the beautiful bay and Foradada Pedrosa. My intention was not to land in Cala Pedrosa but the batteries in the GPS say their last word and I stand on it to change. I called attention greatly batteries have endured so many days. A pair of lithium batteries second generation of Energizer house allowed me to navigate a full 10 days, with GPS navigation on while setting waypoints on the destinations final. Compared with the two and a half days, three day basic alkaline batteries, the improvement is very important. Here is a picture of the cove Pedrosa ...



Leaving here, far away, and you can see the north end of the Gulf of Roses, Cape Cavall Norfeu and Bernard!



And here at the entrance to the Foradada, shortly after ...



It's too late. The stop in cala Pedrosa has made me lose precious minutes and probably come in the night and dominating Sant Martí d'Empúries. I have to hurry. Ahead, the walls Montgo ...



Tower that dominates the entrance to the cove of the same name ...



And shortly after Riells beaches of L'Escala, and very close to the final destination in Sant Marti ...





Through the night and get up to Sant Martí. No more pictures. Olivier expected me there and had dinner at a restaurant in the central square of Sant Martí. We talked long and hard but our views of what happened are very distant. Our friendship will not be hurt but we are clear that we are not compatible in an expedition this type. One of the goals I set at the beginning of the adventure and have a clear answer: Olivier can not be my friend in Corsica. I have to plan looking for a new partner or by planning alone and take some ground support. Today, I see the most feasible solution. We will see in the future! :) Here

leave the map of your route ...



And here the slide with photos of the day ...



A hug to everyone! See you tomorrow! :)