I
was desperate to do some kayaking before leaving Spain for the summer and after
a long search I finally found what I had been looking for: the area of
Sancti-Petri in Chiclana de la Frontera. We had Caroline visiting from London so we dragged
her along with us and set off to hit the beach together.
I
found a website that offered guided kayak routes (here is their site if you’re
interested – only in Spanish!) and we went to see those guys but when we got
there we realised that there are loads of kayak shops on that stretch. We just
walked into the first one and decided to hire the kayaks and do it ourselves.
They didn’t speak much English in the shop but my intermediate Spanish was
enough to get by with them.
They
showed us a map and we could choose from two routes. We decided to try to go to
the castle. The approximate time there and back is about 1,5h. You can get out
there and sunbath a bit or walk around and take photos of the view. This was
the plan.
It
all fell apart however when we realised that the current is quite strong and it
took us ages to work against it. We made it to the other side and decided to
have a little break and walk around the island. After having a dip in the sea
we got back to the kayaks and paddled back.
It
took us a lot of effort again to work against the current as (following my
advice) we crossed to the mainland too early. By the time we managed to get
back to the shop I thought my arms would fall off! We decided that this is definitely
not for beginners like us. We also decided not to listen to me any more…
We
paid 8 euros per individual kayak per hour (12 for a double) which is very
reasonable I think. We returned the kayaks after 1h15min but they only made us
pay for one hour.
After
all this hard work it was time to hit the beach. Yay for the white sandy
beaches of Costa de la Luz!
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