Friday 29^th August – Cala de Fornells, Menorca

40:02.979N 4:07.896E

Last night we slept really well as the boat did not move at all.  There was just enough breeze to keep us off the mooring buoy and no swell at all.  Pyxis hardly moves even when other boats go past.

According to the pilot book, the small fishing village of Fornells’ (pronounced Fornays) historic claim to fame is as having been used as one of the secondary invasion ports during the first British expedition of 1798.  Apparently they had intended to land at Fornells but a headwind prevented this so the first landing took place just around the corner at Addaya.  When the wind changed the following day Commodore Duckworth then captured Fornells.

This morning we took the dinghy to visit the picturesque village and came back loaded with bread and pastries, all still hot from the oven – there are quite a lot of delicious smelling bread shops in town so it’s going to be difficult to get away from here.

This afternoon we took the dinghy out to explore the cala.  First stop was the Isla Sargantana in the centre of the cala.  This has a couple of towers which act as the leading line for entering the cala.  Also, it reportedly has a unique breed of lizard which has evolved there; we saw a few lizards scurrying around so assume that was them.  After that we just motored around the cala exploring a few of the small bays and then came back up to the moorings past the Club Nautico at Ses Salines where a number of small dinghies and windsurfers were out playing.

This evening we hope for another quiet night aboard though the moorings have filled a little this evening.

Fornells

Isla Sargantana

Cala de Fornells

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