On our way to Almeria the ship was faced with a sudden emergency as one of our passengers, Robert, had been taken very ill. His condition was such that the Captain called for a helicopter to take him to the nearest hospital on the mainland,. This was a problem, however, because the ship was out of the helicopter's operating range so we did a sharp turn and headed for Alicante in order to meet the helicopter within its safe limit. We duly met the helicopter, as can be seen below, and after a crewman was lowered to the deck of Discovery, Robert was winched up and aboard the helicopter and taken to Alicante hospital. About a couple of hours later our Captain came on the air and announced that Robert had reached hospital and that he was now out of danger.

Anne and I found Almeria an interesting place, but we were totally stunned when we went to the Alhambra Palace. What a fantastic place and so full of history. We liked Cadiz as well, and that proved to be an interesting city and worthy of more time to look around.

Robert being winched up

Almeria Castle at Night

Alhambra Palace Pool of Reflections