Estepona -> Almerimar
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36:41.855N 2:47.546W We left Estepona at 11am on Wednesday, aiming to arrive at
lunchtime Thursday in Almerimar. The winds started very light (3-4kn) so we motored for the
first hour. The winds increased and managed to sail happily with no motor for
the rest of the afternoon. . All humans and cats were happy - Yoyo was on
lookout in the cockpit As the wind then moved behind us, we grabbed the opportunity
to try out the spinnaker pole. We had replaced the ends of the poles and now
had confidence we would not be left holding a pole with broken supports. After some trial and error, well more error than trial, we
eventually had the pole out and supported. We then unfurled the While restowing the pole, the local police boat came to “look
us over”. It does appear we attract the police. At least this time we
didn’t try to ram them. We then had a rather windy, unpleasant bumpy night as the
winds built up. Yoyo learnt a new meow called– “are we there yet?”
Anne managed to pick the exciting watch with nothing for ages then three boats
all at once! By daybreak the wind had shifted 180 degrees and was now on our
nose. Fortunately we had made good time and even had to slow down so we didn’t
arrive before people started work in the marina. We arrived at 09:10 several
hours ahead of our estimate. At least we didn’t have to dodge the lobster
pots this trip. Once we had moored up we had a very quiet day recovering
from the overnight sail. Yoyo & Koshka has decided the boat next door looks
far more interesting than Wanda, even if it does involve a rather large jump
across water. The boat on the other side of us is nearer but has high sides –
no barrier for out cats though! This evening we went for a wander around Almerimar ending up
at Rafiki for a drink and to catch up over the last week or two. We have
discovered that Almerimar is a purpose built marina village and to get to a “real”
town we need to catch the bus. |