San Sebastian , La Gomera

The following day Kevin and I opted to have an admin day on the boat as we had got the best Wifi access in weeks and now we had received a confirmed date for our wedding 2 days before, we had a lot to catch up on. We let Jill and Phil explore San Sebastian themselves after having given a few recommendations. They managed to see the award ceremony for the yacht race in the town square and all the usual sites such as the Church of Our Lady of Assumption (where Cristobal Colon was reputed to have said his last mass) and the Torre del Conde. They also managed to make the steep climb to the Parador hotel that overlooks the town and marina and also has views out to Teide and Tenerife (which we photographed previously).

They arrived back after their exertions ready for a siesta, whilst we carried on with our work. That evening we enjoyed a few beers at the Tropical bar followed by Kevin’s new ginger chicken and Canarian potatoes recipe perfected by use of the new pressure cooker which was well received by our guests (as I don’t eat chicken, despite some gentle persuasion from Jill!). The evening ended at about 1am, after a mammoth Gin Rummy game won by Kevin, which we had warned can become addictive plus perhaps a little too much wine. This time the back drop was music from the Andes apparently, also with a large firework display (we like to do our best for our guests!) which we watch off the back of the boat.


Fireworks over the marina