Day 5 - Jerez and Cádiz · The Jamison Family

A day trip from Sevilla to Jerez de la Frontera and the ancient port city of Cádiz. The first stop was the Sandeman sherry bodega where we learned about the types if sherry and how they are made. Of course, in the name of education and research, we had to sample them at the end of the tour.

Then onto Cádiz, one of the longest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. The port city was known throughout the Roman Empire for its fermented fish sauce that was made here. I suppose if your used to rancid food, fermented fish sauce may actually sound appetizing. We opted for fresh seafood paella from the city market. As luck would have it, the Sail GP boats were in Cadiz this weekend for a round of their global season.

Across the Bay of Cádiz it the town of Rota (far left) and the U.S. Rota Naval Base where I grew up.

Cádiz has produces salt since Roman times.

The day ended with a gluttony of Tapas back in Sevilla. The evening included guitar music where the “Macarena” may have been danced :). To work off the lotta tapas, we took a night stroll through the historic district.