La Marea

The tide is a significant factor in many cruising areas – and we often need to ask locals about the state of the tide: Is it high, low, rising, falling? How much water will we have in the harbor entrance or at the fuel dock at high or low tide?

la marea

mah-reh-ah

(the tide)

The tide [...]

Los Mariscos

Today’s Spanish word of the day adds a little more to the last discussion about FISH words.

los mariscos

mah-reess-kohss

(shellfish and mollusks)

Mariscos are shellfish like langostas (lobsters) plus mollusks like pulpo (octopus) and calamares (squid).

 
 

In Spanish there isn’t a word that directly translates as “seafood”. Instead, you have pescado (fish) and [...]