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| Cadiz (view from cabin) |
The sea is different once you get out beyond the rock of Gibraltar - a noticeable swell greeted us this morning as we pulled into Cadiz.
Our tour today is a trip to the Royal Andalusian Equestrian School and to one of the wineries to see how they produce sherry/wine/etc.
The guide was nice and positive, helpful and was happy to give commentary on the trip - Cadiz is a really nice little place, lots of sandy beaches..
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| Dave at the Training area |
We drove about 30 mins out of town over to where the Royal Andalusian Equestrian School is located - it was a very impressive place, we got to see the stables and tack room - we got to watch as they trained some of the horses. It's setup almost like a university, you can learn all different facets of horsemanship, also vet work, groomsmen, etc - although they only accept about a half dozen people a year into each discipline.
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| One of the more impressive horses |
I'm not the greatest with horses, but these were very impressive even to me!
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| The "royal" Winery |
After the horses, we ended up at one of the large wineries - we went through a number of the storage areas/etc - one of the areas is called the "Mice Winery" - this is because back in the day the manager had a problem with the mice in the area, they'd eat their way into the wine barrels, ruining entire batches. The manager experimented a bit and figured out the wine the mice liked the best - and he started leaving out samples for the mice! this stopped them eating the barrels! (he even made little ladders so the mice could drink from the glasses easier :)
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| Mouse having fun! |
We got back to the ship mid afternoon, it was a fun day!
We're at sea now for 3 days and then into Amsterdam.
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