Wreck with $35b of treasure ‘confirmed’ as Spanish galleon, says researchers.

The rich treasures of the Spanish galleon San Jose appeared to have been gone forever after it was sunk by the Royal Navy in 1708.

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The day out was lovely, it's a strange feeling doing touristy things on your own doorstep.

We went to meet up with my sister and brother in law, and take a look around a replica Spanish Galleon.

Loads of pics, so I'll post replies to this with more.

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Walked down the harbour into the walled city of Caenarfon and had some lunch at a nice place (been there before), and were serenaded by some buskers sitting just in front of us singing a load of 60's classics.

Sailing Back in Time: The Galeón Andalucía Visits Ireland

The sun had set by the time I got into the city to photograph the Andalucía. Twenty minutes earlier, the sun was shining on it and made for a spectacular photo.

I made a bracketed shot from further down the quay because there were bright lights on the front of the boat that would make a shot from that side difficult. I like this shot anyway, as it captures the old with the new. The buildings at the quayside are old, the ship is a replica of an old ship and other buildings nearby are new and modern.

I did take some more photos. A rather drunk man asked me to take a photo of him with the ship, using his phone. A few minutes later, he asked me to photograph him in front of Penrose House here and then went off home.

So, I discovered that the Galeón Andalucía is not just a static museum piece. It is the only replica of a 16th-17th century Spanish galleon in the world that actively sails today, having travelled over 80,000 miles and visited ports on four continents since its launch in 2009.

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The Galeón Andalucía in Cork

The Galeón Andalucía, a replica of a 16th-17th century Spanish galleon docked in Cork a few days ago for the European Maritime Days to Play, on yesterday and today.

I wandered down the quays where there were a number of other boats. A nice day out for school kids who got a few hours out of the classroom too!

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Today's poem:

Tobermory Bay
- by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell

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