David

Day-6 (Oct 25) Arriving in Barcelona Spain

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October 27th 2010
Buenos Dias from Spain. Well the smooth sailing ended with a bang, but fortunately not with a splash. During the night, a storm came up which the captain reported this morning as having gusts reaching Force-12 winds (that’s 70 knots or about 82 mph, or hurricane level-1). It was kind of bumpy and the wind whistled past the balcony and you could hear it bang against the hull, but everything wa ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more