Ferry to La Manga

After taking care of some household chores this morning we decided to take the ferry from Los Alcazares  across the Mar Menor (Little Sea) to La Manga, the strip of land on the opposite shore.  The 12 noon boat would get us there in time for lunch.  It takes forty-five minutes to cross the bay.  As we waited on the dock for our boat to come in we had fun watching all the kids and young people enjoying the water crafts.  The three little boys on the wind surfer were working so hard to keep the sail up.  They were usually working against each other.  The paddle car with the slide on it was full of teenagers having a great time.  Lots of paddling to keep that thing going.

As usual the water was full of people soaking up the sun and the therapeutic waters.

The captain blew the horn and we pulled away from the dock.

The buildings on La Manga got bigger and bigger as we approached.  We could see the bottom, the water was so clear.

We went in search of a seafood lunch on the Mediterranean side.

We must have been in a residential area because there were no beach front restaurants to be found.  Walking on a little farther, we found a funky little place on the second floor over looking the street.  Not exactly the greatest view, but the beer was cold and the swordfish was tasty.  Check out the menu for our choices.  It's a good thing Tom knew "emperador" was swordfish.  (Last night for dinner he had "suckling kid cutlets".  He said they were really good but that just sounded cruel to me.)

A little strolling to explore a bit and back to the ferry for the return trip.

The sun was hot, but the breeze on the boat was very pleasant.