Tag Archives: Med

Soller and Deià

Spent a very lazy Saturday exploring the main town of Soller and the hilltop resort of Deià. We were anchored in the harbour of Soller but the main town is two miles inland. There is a sweet wooden tram that … Continue reading

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West Mallorca

After refuelling at Santa Ponça marina on Thursday we motored around the corner to Sant Elmo in the lee of an offshore island called Dragonera. There are a lot of mooring buoys there to protect the sea grass but we … Continue reading

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Palma

Our friends, Sam and Mags, arrived Tuesday afternoon so we spent a leisurely time on the boat watching the world go by in Santa Ponça. The wind on Weds was forecast to be negligible so we decided to catch the … Continue reading

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Santa Ponsa

Well, I am not sure what has happened to the weather but the temperature has dipped below 20 degrees C and we have had yet another storm today. There is a consistent wind of Force 4/5 (11-21knots) due for the … Continue reading

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Mystery solved

Having slept until lunchtime yesterday, we had a very gentle day pottering around the boat and finally watching a recording of the Olympic Opening Ceremony. We did dive down and look again at the propeller to see whether we could … Continue reading

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Adios Ibiza, Hola Mallorca

The last few days have been spent lounging about with Jo Plumbe in bays with the rich and famous. On Sunday we left Benirras to journey south with quite a swell and headwind so we ended up motoring. We had … Continue reading

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Ibiza – party capital

Tuesday afternoon saw us pick up Jo Plumbe from the dinghy dock in Sant Antoni for a week’s holiday with us. After stowing her large amount of luggage (how many t shirts do you need for a week?), we set … Continue reading

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Ibiza

On Friday morning we had a short sail to Playa des Salinas on the southern tip of Ibiza. It is a protected area so they have laid mooring buoys as you can’t anchor in the sea grass. To book the … Continue reading

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