Santa Pola to Islas Tabacas and then Alicante
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Sun 23 Oct 2011 18:35
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Another easy day sailing in light winds. This is
the headland east of Santa Pola which was a great disappointment as apparently
it isn't the summer residence of Father Christmas.
 Before going round the headland I decided to visit
the Islas a few miles off.
 The building on the skyline looks like a church.
Taking pictures into the sun is not the best idea but I wasn't going to
circumnavigate the Islas just for a picture. There is a small harbour which the
book says you can enter but the chart shows little room and a surfeit of
shallowness.
 This was as close as I got before turning around
and heading for Alicante.
 Approaching Alicante harbour. At least this has two
lumps of rock to distinguish it. I had to go onto a waiting berth after waiting
for a clockwork boat to move. The office was a bit iffy about finding me a berth
as the Ocean Volvo races seems to be going on here. They eventually found me one
and I wish they hadn't as it was 47 euros which is the record on this
trip.
 The berth wasn't even a good one with no security
at all.
I have tried to get value for money by using lots
of water and giving Minka a really good wash.
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