6 July 2022
Today was a long day….with a full 12 hours since wake-up time until our arrival in Barcelona….on our miserable ferry.
The cabin is ok..but the rest of the ferry is dire. Scungy. Dirty. Memo to self: avoid Grimaldi Lines. Lots of dogs…plenty of dog shit on the outside. decks. Most ‘things’ closed up, ‘swimming pool’ empty of course! Lots of fixed tables…very few chairs! Self-Service restaurant serving cold food, and always ‘about to close’ (they never say when it is going to open!)
Reading. Sleeping. Blog writing. Avoiding dog shit. Eating more cold food. Trying to avoid the inside of the ferry…and an awful smell that pervades the place. Urine? Or is it food? Indeterminately rank in any event.
It was hugely windy….with quite a big sea. Waiting for the smell of vomit to add to the mix…as the boat got on a roll.
Maybe the wind slowed us down….for the planned arrival at 6pm…..was delayed until after eight! It really could not come soon enough!
Too late in the day really to have to get on the bike…but our accommodation was around 10km away (central Barcelona accommodation prices have become just silly over recent years…and accommodating bikes never easy!)…so it was with some relief to find our apartment before it got dark……
…but then we had to wait for an absent host….before battling with another lift! And this one was particularly tight…..with multiple attempts necessary before the bloody door would close. We had to battle on….for the stairs up to the apartment were impossible!
So despite the short ride…the beers were very welcome stress relief!!
No photos today…except for this one from the morning…to remind me of the apartment (& that lift!!).
Hideous 🤣