La Linea, Spain
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Wed 28 Jun 2017 15:05
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36.09.48 N 05.21.39 W
We did 884 miles to get here, which took 7 days (and
nights.....) The nights were not too long though with it being that time of year
with long day light hours.
We did some sailing, but it was mainly motoring. We were
encouraged to see several pilot whales and many dolphins, especially close to
Gibraltar. We have not seen many in all our time in the Med which is very
depressing; we love having dolphins swimming under the bow.
We also had an interesting encounter with a small boat
with 10 male immigrants from Algeria on their way to Spain. They came up to us
to ask for water; we gave them about 8 water bottles. They also asked which
direction to go to Spain as their GPS was not working. To our relief they were
soon on their way again; they were friendly and grateful.
Duncan reported the incident by sat phone to Falmouth
Coast Guard, who passed it on to the local authorities who then contacted us for
more details by VHF radio. At least we felt people were aware of them in case
they ran our of fuel.
We are now ties up in Alcaidesa Marina in La Linea with
a good view of the Rock of Gibraltar. We re-provisioned and have be doing some
repairs (the genoa needs to come down when the wind is easier) and rest. We
tried to meet up with some friends, but Roger is away and Momy from Gibraltar
unfortunately died late last year. We will however meet Micheal and Jeanette
tomorrow for lunch. We have hired a car for a few days to see some sights in
Andalucia. At the moment the wind and tides look favorable to leave here on
Saturday for Lagos in Portugal.
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