Last time Mum sailed on DecaDance she was juggling the fruit bowl in thirty-odd knots of wind with DecaDance reaching record speeds with two reefs in.  Fortunately, it was a more sedate affair for the birthday girl yesterday.  Lightish winds behind us meant a pleasant journey with the sails goose-winged.  San Antonio looked awful and the anchorage was too busy so we forgot about provisioning and moved on to Cala Salada, a small cove with just a single restaurant on the beach.  Chris did his usual quick recce ashore and booked a table for us.  A fabulous meal, followed by a rather unusual calypso coffee for mum and then drinks in the cockpit.  One of the best birthdays ever according to Mum.

Unfortunately, it was a bit of a bad day for toes.  I stubbed one of mine on the bathing platform in the morning and watched it gradually turn the same purple as my nail-varnish by the end of the day.  Chris kicked the same genoa car three times, and on the third attempt split the skin open between two toes - blood all over his pristine teak decks.  So the crew are hobbling around today.  Glasses aren't faring much better - Chris stood on his prescription sunglasses a couple of days ago and last night broke his glasses.  Talk about accident prone!  Mum's okay apart from the obligatory mozzie bites, she forgot to put her net up last night.

We're off for a quick swim and then heading further round the island to find another pretty little cove.

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