It continued this morning. We drove across the 300-metre-long bridge over the River Sella, which connects the old town in the east with the modern districts in the west.
The journey took us along the eternally long river delta. Through the many eucalyptus forests and apple orchards that are a must in the land of cider.
Some houses have “huts” built on stilts in their gardens.
We’ll take you on a short journey with us today.
We have to drive through the large city of Gijón,
to reach our destination at the harbor at the end of the city.
We made ourselves comfortable on the beach for longer than expected.
Until the tide chased us away from our spot.
At around 12:30, the lowest water level was -1.7 meters.
At 18:40 it was the highest water level, +1.7 m
It was very interesting to watch the coming tide.
Information about the coming tide, the water level and the water temperature was regularly broadcast via a microphone.
Before we went back to “WENNE”, we watched the anglers for a while and saw what kind of fishing rods they were using. Alex would also like to get one so that he can finally catch a fish for dinner himself.
We are on this pitch right at the entrance to the industrial port. Due to the large number of campers and the beach promenade right behind us, we hadn’t expected to spend such a quiet night. Until the first trucks drove into the port area at 6 o’clock.
The first thing we did this morning was to go grocery shopping.
After that, I actually wanted to go to the old town. But Alex had another destination first. After yesterday evening on the beach with the anglers, he knew which store he wanted to go to today.
A very friendly salesman gave Alex good advice as a novice angler. Alex is now the proud owner of his own fishing rod.
Now we are both curious to see when he will have his first home-caught dinner.
With around 275,000 inhabitants, Gijón is the largest city in Asturias. The region has an oceanic climate, with mild winters, moderately warm summers and humid air, creating green landscapes. The old houses and walls of Gijón were badly destroyed during the civil war, but today many of them have been rebuilt in a very modern style.
There is also some interesting architecture to see, but there are still some beautiful old buildings to marvel at.
Before we made our way back, we had a little refreshment.
Gijòn has a new industrial port, which is located next to our pitch. The other, the old harbor, is near the old town. There is also a stretch of beach on the city side, just like here. We then walked back to our “WENNE” via this harbor and the beach.
Once there, Alex took a closer look at his fishing rod. When he surfed the internet a bit to get information and tips about fishing, it turned out that you need a fishing license in Spain and Portugal. However, he was sure when he looked into the subject months ago that you don’t need one here.
A fishing license here simply means that you have to buy one online. You can still choose whether you want to fish in inland waters or in the sea. This is only a permit, you do not need to have a fishing course or a license.
