Motoring up to one of the most iconic rocks in the nautical world!
Moving along
Gibraltar here we come! From what I gather, it’s not exactly the Garden of Eden, but I’m curious to see the monkey populated rock.We left Saturday morning around 8:30 after two days at the Formentera Marimar marina. The island is…
Balearics
Several people have asked if we are effected by the Catalonia independence issues. We haven’t noticed much. People aren’t talking about it (not to us), there are some Catalonian flags out, and one day last week there were a lot…
Palma
The Palma pick up of Heather and friends was more complicated than we had expected. There were no berths to be had due to a regatta and, strangely, no place to park a dinghy. We anchored off shore, and explored…
Menorca continued
We spent a few more days in Menorca. One anchorage had an estuary that we were able to paddle board up for about a mile or so in a light mist. There were occasional sulfur hot spots, lots of vegetation,…
A perfect day
Tim and I love Menorca. The Mahon marina was excellent with easy access to workers, the old town with nice shops and excellent restaurants. We decided to spend two nights at a beautiful hotel while our cushions and bedding were…
Menorca
Tim and I are very happy to be here. 16 years ago we had a brief stop en route to Mallorca and always wished we had a longer time to spend. We were correct in hoping for that. We’ve only…
Water spout – again
Trying again – connectivity issues
Sicily to Balearics
Night 2:I’m on midnight watch 36 hours into our 3 day passage. It’s slightly overcast so the stars aren’t nearly as brilliant as they were last night and I can see the glow of Sardinia 30 miles to our northeast.…