Following on from yesterday, it seems Pont Aven (our ship home) is still in dry dock with a propellor problem but our sailing on Monday has yet to be cancelled (according to the website).

Under normal circumstances, a several week delay to our return crossing might be appreciated but we have a lot on during the next couple of weeks in blighty so it is important we arrive home by Wednesday. There is one other crossing from Bilbao to Portsmouth that would achieve this, although limited availability – we needed to speak with Customer Services first thing.

08:31 and we are through to Customer Services but our sailing is still scheduled and there is no accurate indication of when the boat will be fixed, so we can’t do anything to re-schedule. Just as we were about to end the call, the lady announced “Oh, your crossing has just been cancelled”. What a stroke of luck as we secured one of the last remaining places on the Bilbao ferry.

After the excitement of contemplating a long drive through France, we took a walk into Tordesillas and visited the convent there. On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon’s, the visit is free to members of the EU, although should we vote to leave next month, I think saving 6 Euros each on entry will be the least of our worries.

The Royal Convent of Santa Clara is a nunnery in Tordesillas and was founded by the king Pedro of Castile in 1363; this convent of Poor Clares is now under the administration of the Spanish national heritage organisation, the Patrimonio Nacional.

 

 

 

It is noted for its mudéjar architecture, such as the ceiling of the church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the evening we returned to Tordesillas for dinner, the restaurants as is the usual in Spain not opening until around 9pm. We ate at San Antolin.