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Midweek Club Drive - The Guns of Cabo Tiñoso
Thursday 11 September 2008
Our midweek run on the 10th September started at Bar La Ramble Los Patojos on the N332 just west of Cartagena.After a chat and coffee towards the Guns – the road wound down into an “Indian pass” over a narrow bridge and then we were up and way over the top at the Cuesta de Cedacera. The views were breathtaking – along the coast to Mazarron and Aguilas.
We parked in front of the installation that had been built to look like a castle with access to the shell store and the underground tunnels. Some of our more intrepid members (complete with overalls and torches!) went below in order to see the marvellous engineering feat.
The other members of the group walked round the rest of the installation and marvelled at the size of the guns and the fantastic views although difficult to see at times as we were so high up that some clouds came in obscuring the views for a while.
Duly rested and cleaned up after these explorations we made our way down the mountain stopping to allow a herd of goat’s pass on there way. Returning back over “Indian pass” we made our way to bar Perin for a welcome drink.
Once refreshed we continued towards the outskirts of Cartagena and it was every man for himself as we drove through the city, passing the Naval Base (Arsenal) guarded by two canons and the Capitania General residence we continued along the sea front, passing the magnificent Town Hall which was built in the 19th century and has recently been totally restored also the Issac Peral´s Submarine which was the first electric one built in 1888.
Now on the N332 we passed El Algar and made our way to Restaurant Vente Simon on the edge of the Mar Menor for a leisurely Spanish lunch.
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