Menorca and Mallorca
Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Tue 18 Jun 2013 16:51
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Our diversion to Mahon, Menorca to fix the anchor
windlass, that turned out not be faulty, was well worthwhile. A lovely island
from the initial approach into Mahon
 to the quay and marina
 and a delightful and friendly town
  a lovely church where we listened to an organ
recital
 the organ had 5 keyboards and the acoustics from
this immensely powerful organ were amazing
 We sailed to Palma, Mallorca via Porto Cristo, a
small harbour but again friendly and attractive.
 We anchored on arrival at 2230 and the following
morning moored stern to on the town quay
 and visited the market
 and the beach
 After two nights there we set sail for Palma,
Mallorca and were pleasantly surprised to find
that the cost per night on the marina was under 50 euro. We had all the
facilities of the Real Club Nautico including the swimming pool
 the bar and terrace overlooking all the super
yachts,(including Marita)
  we visited the Cathedral
  and wandered the streets seeing performing
artists
 a house that had been turned upside down (looking
for something?)
 and the sights
 After three days we left for Cartagena via
Formentera where we anchored overnight
 saw the sun set
 and then sailed to Cartagena returning to the
Western hemisphere in the early hours (0038 UTC, 0238 local time) of Saturday
morning 15 June 2013
 having passed into the Eastern
hemisphere at 0537 local time on the 3 July 2012 between Tonga
and Savu Savu, Fiji.
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