There isn’t a great deal of sightseeing close to Duquesa but there is a small fort in the old fishing village just to the west. There’s no entry fee because it is small but it does have some displays of roman artefacts found nearby as well as lots of details about the fencing club which use the fort as their base. There are some great sepia photos of both male and female Victorian fencers. The ladies fought in full-length crinoline dresses and it was clearly de rigueur (or the Spanish equivalent) for the gentlemen to sport small waxed moustaches and heroic stances.
The fort was definitely worth visiting and from the battlements there are great views past the marina and up the coast.
Our extra few days in Duquesa have also given me time to be winched up to the top of the mast [Nicky edits: 4 times!!] to work on the faulty light unit there. Soaked in WD40 and after some gentle persuasion with a couple of taps with a hammer the seized bolts came undone and the old unit could be replaced.
It took 4 trips to the masthead to finish the job so Nicky definitely got her exercise winching me up there [Nicky edits: yes!].
Following all that we felt that we had earned our sundowners and tapas. As you can see we once again have a full leg of Iberico ham on board to take slices from when we want to, plus we tried piquillo peppers stuffed with ajoarriero which is a mix of salt cod, potato, garlic and olive oil. That one’s very tasty and is definitely a tapas we will make again; well done Rick Stein for providing the recipe.
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