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Member#: 621 Location: Sheffield Registered: 29-03-2004 Diary Entries: 4
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12th March 2018
Windsurfing: Platja de Trabucador – Port dels Alfacs Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 6.41 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered:
Monday 12th March – windsurf * Platja de Trabucador – travel and walks
**** sunny periods
6.41 knot max., 5.42 knot ave., 0.00 knot hour, 0.00 knot mile, 0.20 km.,
0.00 knot alpha.
F2 Stoke 117 with Tushingham X-15 7m with 38 cm fin.
Our third night in a row and the fourth in total at the Platja de
Trabucador on the Port dels Alfacs and it must have been the best sunrise
of the holiday so far with a sky ablaze in reds and purples:) It had
sounded breezy in the night but a lot of that is the noise of the surf but
the wind had changed direction from cross on from the left to dead onshore
and a bit on the nippy side too! As its Monday not, many campervans stopped
the night just the usual 40 footers passing to collect salt! Our weird
German neighbours were still there sleeping in their Mercedes Estate with
big solar panels and loads of cooking pots. We didn’t see them for hours
they just stayed in the car with the windows covered then she cooked
outside in loads of jumpers and coats while he just talked on his mobile,
we didn’t see them speak to each other at all. In the end, we were glad
to leave them behind! The wind was a great direction to windsurf being dead
on and you could have sailed for several miles in the huge bay, so after
breakfast I checked the gauge and although it had been up and down I had
gusts of 23 mph:) With the sun out and warming up it was too good an
opportunity not to try, as the wind seems to build in the afternoons I went
with the same set-up as yesterday. By the time I had rigged up and waded
200 metres out to find deep water the wind had sadly all but disappeared:(
I did flounder down the beach to two kitesufers who were also struggling!
By this time two French campervans arrived and rigged up so I was still
hopeful that the wind would fill in? The wind had all but gone by the time
I got back to the van where I found Mag outside in the sun reading her
book. We had a cuppa and I put the weedfin in then watched one of the
French windsurfers go out with an RRD 8.6 and big slalom board but he
didn’t get close to planing! So, I went for a walk on the beach with Mag.
Still no good when we returned so changed, had lunch, de-rigged and
decided to move inland. It was sad to leave the Delta behind as its been
one of this year’s highlights:) A quick stop at the ATM and Lidl in Sant
Carles, then on to Amposta turning left on the C 12 following the large
River L’Ebre. The scenery is lovely, mountain backdrop with orange
plantations and other crops on terraces. We made a small detour into
Tortosa but didn’t think it worth the stop so continued. We followed a
concrete Canal de I’Esqueria to its start by a large weir and there is
also a top bike track on an old railway line which would be great to do! I
then spotted a nice little old town - Benifallet - on the other side of the
river rising up into the hills with a passenger boat on a jetty and a tree
lined waterfront, luckily there was a bridge just around the corner so we
went to explore and found the perfect overnight spot right by the river
near a slipway. This is the river that Russell Mexome used to come to catch
massive catfish and we saw a couple of small boats with anglers returning
from a day’s fishing. As it was a lovely warm sunny afternoon we decided
to go for a walk first, heading along the tree lined river prom to the
tourist boat moored up in the fast-flowing water. Just opposite is a
stunning covered Laverie used for washing clothes in olden times with the
most fantastic mosaics of local scenes. It was then up the hill to explore
the narrow streets of the small town. It was lovely to see a litter, dog
mess and graffiti free zone we couldn’t believe we were still in Spain
and not a high-rise in sight! The tiny lanes full of flower filled
balconies were lovely as were the many cats lazing in the sunshine. I even
saw a large cricket that posed for its picture to be taken. Then back to
the van for cuppa and cake, followed by cards and puzzles then Lidl lasagne
for tea as the bats came out to feed. Knackered now - this camper life is
exhausting so early night, might even clean the van tomorrow as the poor
thing is very dirty and we are near a big water supply!
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