Puerto de Mahon (Menorca)
39.53.230N 4.17.118E Today’s entertainment was provided by the wind. The
northerly Tramontana arrived with force over night as predicted. During the
night we were snug in our mooring. A lot of boats couldn’t get in, were
dragging anchors or anchoring in the path of ferries (and moving very quickly
when the pilot boat arrives). The mooring fees are starting to look like a real
bargain! We awoke at 6am to the general commotion. The large
Catamaran that kept us all snug left,leaving poor Wanda holding two other boats
as well as herself. We spent most of the morning directing the marina staff to
sort out the other boats. We sneaked a second lazy line on until the marina
staff moved another boat into the space. By mid afternoon we were mostly happy.
We are not quite sure where the day went but we were busy all the time
defending Wanda. After an afternoon rest we decided not to go into town
– we wanted to keep an eye on the boat. Instead we polished the stainless
steel on the bow without the aid of a beer. Overall despite the problems we were much better off than
being at anchor or on a mooring buoy. Wanda was steady in the high winds and we
had no swell in our sheltered berth. The cats didn’t like the howling
wind and spent the day and evening below decks. |