From Sciacca to Capo Bianco Sicily
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140713 Sunday 14 July 10:50 07:30 37:34.442N 13:04.59E We depart from
Circolo Nautico after having received several bags of goodies
from the neighbouring Swedish family about to leave their boat
for home. We do not need to go to the supermarket anymore and in
turn give a bottle of Canonau wine from Sardinia for them to
take home to Sweden. After motoring east along the coast for a couple of
hours J suggests we perhaps go in and find an anchorage by the
beautiful Capo Blanco with its turquoise waters and white sand
we are passing as it is a hot day with little or no wind and she
would like to have a swim. We spot a yacht already anchored
close in to a small white coloured headland. We identify from
the chart as Cala Bianca and make in the general direction as
the chart shows some 13 feet deep clear water in the anchorage
area and no obstacles en route. We note many people on the beach
line who, it turns out, are from the campsite behind the pine
tree line bordering the beach. 13:15 37:30.219N 13:04.671E Capo Bianco We
determine our position to anchor some 400 metres from the other
anchored yacht and drop the hook into the clear sandy bottom 1.5
metres below Bootlegger’s
keel.
J makes a quiche for lunch which we have on deck
washed down with a glass of passable local wine. Later we take
to the warm water to snorkel. It really is a gorgeous day but
with no sailing to be had. On diving to check the anchor J finds
a complete waterlogged tree lying now on our anchor and sees our
chain is fouled in one of its branches. We free ourselves of it
and re-anchor some distance away. After a lazy Sunday afternoon – apart from my fitting a modified flashing light to our DAN buoy purchased yesterday at a chandlery in Sciacca and J’s studying the pilot and guide and making phone calls to different marinas to find out about berth availability and prices - we finished off the home made quiche pie for dinner. What a nice day! |
