Isla de Formentera

Malua
Harry Watson Smith
Wed 29 Aug 2012 05:46
Malua is at 38:45.56N 01:25.91E in P Sabina on 29/08/2012
Ibiza is the party island of the Balearic but the island of Formentera is where the party actually takes place - all day long.
The setting is just beautiful. The bay Malua is currently anchored in has turquoise water with white, white sand with just a touch of weed. On the beach which stretches for miles are the sun worshippers from all over the world. Not just along the water line but six or seven deep - on sun bed or just lying on the sand.
The island has this long penisular with a gentle beeze blowing on the one shore. Thus if you want the wind and a few ripples you sit on the windward side but as the majority do, just like to bake in the sun the place to be is down wind. Out in the bay the party catamarans are loaded with 100 or more young people moving to the thump thump of the beat. The cat noses on to the beach and they all race on to the beach to swim in the crystal clear water. Not all are the centrefold types, some particularly with the Northern English or German accent are fat and pink - their first week of holiday.
The party continues on the super yachts anchored out in the bay. The large yacht (I shouldn't call them that rather floating gin palaces) thumps to the beat of Turkish music with a hoard of young things moving to some mysterious beat of their own. I am sure Daddy is watching that they don’t get into the swing of the topless mode.
As the sun sets the day tripper hop on their rented scooters and return to the dives of the city while the boats up anchor and speed away to some marina leaving the cruisers enough space to enjoy the cool of the evening as the wind drops.
A magical moment on Malua