Cala de la Calobra, Mallorca - Port Sóller, Mallorca

Pyxis
Karen & Richard
Sat 19 Jul 2008 00:00

Saturday 18th July – Cala de la Calobra, Mallorca – Port Sóller, Mallorca

39:47.754N 2:41.693E

 

Absolutely right about the uncomfortable night last night – we hardly slept until things quietened down around 4ish L

 

Feeling a bit jaded we had a quiet morning.  Today the swell is virtually gone and the wind has gone to the south, making it very quiet as we are on the NW coast.  The sun was out in force and getting hot, and the tourists and day-boats arrived around us. 

 

Midday, Peter and Richard set out down the coast in the rib-boat to explore the coast and check out the port and anchorage at Port Sóller.  The only notable swell was that from the wash of the big tourist catamarans !  They returned armed with baguettes for lunch.

 

As we had reserved a berth for three nights on one of the Port Authority pontoons at Port Sóller before leaving Pollença (these offer much more reasonably priced moorings compared to the private marinas on the island), we weighed anchor mid-afternoon and motored on down to Port Sóller.

 

Richard was quite keen to visit a marina soon for some shore-power as we have been hammering the batteries for the last two weeks whilst being at anchor and running the water maker, and they have been getting lower and lower; the chance for some sleep after last night was also appealing.  Now he is very happy as the batteries are recharging.  Moonshadow have remained on anchor at Cala de la Calobra, it is a fine night and their new generator has removed their power problems; we have ours on order J

 

The short journey here was fantastic with dramatic mountain scenery, and also we saw our first pod of dolphins since we have been in the Med.  They were about 300m away off the starboard bow, feeding, and we wondered if they would be joining us for their usual play around the bows.

 

Unfortunately for them, and for us, some idiots in a large RIB spotted them and went chasing straight to the place where the dolphins were feeding – however the dolphins’ idiot-sonar was fully functional and they disappeared immediately; the idiots on the RIB were left looking into an empty sea for them.

 

This afternoon we have revelled in the pontoon facilities – it’s amazing how luxurious it can seem after a couple of weeks at anchor; electricity for the batteries, water for the hosepipe, and only a step ashore.  Richard has given Pyxis a thorough clean on deck and I have washed the non essential items that I wouldn’t waste my water maker on.

 

We have enjoyed supper in the cockpit and are now watching a fantastic full moon rise above the hill-top, whilst being serenaded by the band at the nearby hotel.  We are shattered after our short night last night and so we will soon be retiring to bed.

 

 

Pyxis at anchor in Cala de la Calobra

 

Cala de la Calobra; Rocky coastline; Islote S’Illa

 

Dolphins approaching on the starboard bow... J ; … and then there were none L

 

Puerto de Sóller

 

© Pyxis 2008