Puerto Calero
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Mon 27 Sep 2010 16:43
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28.55.039N 013.42.047W
We left Rubicon late morning with the intention of
going to anchor for a few days off the beach at the South point of Lanzarote but
the swell breaking on the sand indicated that it would not be very peaceful so
we headed round the corner and North to Puerto Calero. We were in Lanzarote
about 22 years ago when the bulldozers were working on the site so it was
interesting to enter the marina.
    A simple and friendly check in and we were directed
to a berth at the North of the marina. I decided to moor stern first on the
finger which is always an interesting manoeuvre in "Moonbeam" which luckily
went off without drama except for the fact that the 'yachtie' from the adjacent
yacht who took our warps turned out to be retired from the marine trade and
he sat on the BMF Management Board with me for a few years! An excuse for a beer
or more!
The marina is more established than Rubicon and has
lots of trees and shrubs amongst the shore development although it has less
berths.
Saturday and Sunday was spent finally sorting out
the (water) leak in the new Rib; repairing sections of Tek Dek and adding an
additional strut to the 'bimini' cockpit cover- all in extremely hot
conditions---it's OK, we are not looking for sympathy!
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