Having left Porto Cristo at 4.30 in the morning we set off
in the pitch dark and had a gentle sail up to Menorca. As we rounded the
SE corner we started to sail through a rather shallow patch of water. The
colour was stunning – absolutely turquoise! However the wind strength
increased dramatically and suddenly we had 25knots of wind plus a rather lumpy
sea. The wind continued to blow all the way up into Mahon harbour and was
still very strong when we eventually tied up on a floating pontoon. Mahon
harbour is quite amazing, it is vast and busy with ferries and cruise ships
toing and froing all the time.
There had just been a race for classic yachts and they were
still tied up on the quay. They were absolutely amazing! We failed miserably
however as we didn’t take the camera ashore the afternoon we arrived and
sadly they had gone the following morning.
Last of the classic yachts
departing!
We really liked Mahon and would have liked to spend more
time there but as time is marching on we really needed to get more miles under
our belts. We were able to get a partial internet connection so that we
could get a weather forecast and we were able to talk on skype but
couldn’t receive or send any emails – very frustrating!
Distance run 49.90nM Cumulative total 2132.19nM
