Originally built in 1574, the Castillo de San Gabriel defended Arrecife Harbour for only a few years before being destroyed by the Algerian Pirate Morato Arraez in 1586.
The castle was rebuilt in 1599 and was used for military purposes through the 1950s. Currently, it houses the Archaeological Museum.
Pulled into Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Within an hour, saw a friend from Portimão on the dock. Lots of wind and waves on the passage, but it was all worth it. On a cloudy, moonless night, I was treated to the strangest laser light show. Something out of Tron or Pandora. Dolphins playing in the bioluminescence. Swirls of light below the water. Large balls of light where they individually turn around and accelerate. Then, multiple bands of blue light coming together as they grouped up to make bow run after bow run. One pod stayed with me for four hours. Unbelievably beautiful.
