Our day in the port of Vigo had seen us visit a hermitage viewpoint, Monterreal Castle and the town of Baiona, all of which was lovely even if the excursion we’d booked through P&O Cruises could have been stretched out a little more to give us some proper free exploration time in the town. We had some time that we could have seen what was close to where Ventura was docked but we were hungry, thirsty, in need of a pee, and the ship was right there so we got off the bus and simply boarded. What we’d seen of Vigo on the bus had looked nice – if compact – and it’s a place we’ll likely explore in more depth should be visit this part of Spain again.
This post will be somewhat lacking in description. The next, and final, post in this cruise travelogue series will cover the evening’s entertainment and food, and the following sea day’s activities (spoiler: not many), with a summing up of this winter cruise. For now, though, please simply enjoy the views from our balcony aboard the ship as we waited to leave the port of Vigo.
You’ll notice that gulls feature a lot in the photos and videos here, and that’s because there were a lot of gulls. Gulls are often attracted to ships as they can stir up sea life and bring it within easy reach, but in this case the birds had clearly learned that there were some easy marks out on the balconies who’d provide them with food. Now, in general, I don’t have a problem with feeding birds food because, hey, it’s a nice thing to do. But if you should ever find yourself on a balcony on a cruise ship, with food, considering that it might be fun to feed a large seabird flapping its hungry wings near you, then please, for the love of fuck, give some consideration to anyone – me, for instance – who might be below, wondering whether that thing that just him on the shoulder and just missed his expensive camera equipment was crumbs being dropped or something more faecal being ejected. Rant ends.
The island that you can see to the left in the photo below is one of the Cies Islands, a natural reserve in the mouth of the estuary leading to Vigo.
