Touring Europe by train and ferry | E028
7 December 2023 · 9 min · 46 views
What this video covers
Nicki and Mike toured Europe via train, plane, and ferry, starting in Glasgow, Scotland, and visiting Ayrshire and Stirling.0:29 They flew to Ireland to visit the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Monkstown, noting its unique leadership structure of admirals rather than commodores.1:48 The pair traveled from Ireland to Roscoff, France, aboard the Cork de Roscoff ferry, encountering 6-metre swells in the wake of Storm Kieran.2:43 They utilized the Spanish high-speed rail network to travel from Barcelona through Madrid to Granada, where they toured the Alhambra, the Alcazabar Citadel, and the Generalife Palace.4:52 The trip concluded with a bus transit to Lisbon, followed by a train journey to Porto.8:30 The itinerary highlights the efficiency of the Spanish rail system and the contrast between ferry travel and sailing their own vessel, Yacht Zen Again, in heavy sea states.
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