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Costa Brava Boat Trip

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March 30th 2008
My school had planned a boat trip for us to all take together up the Costa Brava. We drove to a small town called Blanes, which is just north of Barcelona, and piled on a Catamaran from there. We spent nearly the whole day, or about six hours on the catamaran cruising north up the Costa Brava. Although the weather wasn’t very good for boating (as it was pretty cold and cloudy), that didn’t sto ... read more

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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