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Today at ten o’clock in the morning when we had all woken up we went into town to have a small look around. We went to shore in the dingy, when we were ashore Daddy realised that he had forgotten some things that we needed so he got back into the dingy and he went back to the boat. Whilst he was back at the boat getting the things we needed Catrin, Harry and I went to a small playground. When Daddy came back we walked to a science museum, sadly when we got to the museum we realised that the museum was shut. But next to the museum their was a great view of the sea and a tall cliff, when we had walked back to where we had started we decided to go to a fishing shop. In the fishing shop we brought another squid lure, a spoon, fifty pound line and a pretend fishing set for Catrin. After we had done all our shopping in the fishing shop we looked in some other toy shops in these shops we didn’t buy anything. As soon as we had looked around the shops we decided that we should go sailing because we thought it was a lovely day with no wind and no waves.

 

When we had set sail Daddy set up the trolling line for me, on the trolling line we had a squid lure Catrin named the squid on the trolling line Sid the Squid. When we had been sailing for a few hours we decided to put the fifty pound line on the fishing reel and to take the rubbish line off the fishing reel. When we had taken the rubbish line of the reel and put the new fifty pound line on the reel, Harry started fishing with the fishing rod. On the sail their were really big gusts of wind from the mountains over 30 knots and cliffs, the waves were not that big as it was an offshore breeze. When we had arrived at the anchorage in The Isle de Formentor it was half past seven so Daddy quickly made our tea. After tea I read for a tiny little bit and I the went to bed because it was half past nine.

 

When we anchor we have to make sure we drop the anchor on the sand not the sea grass. The sea grass is poor holding and the anchor may slip. As the water is clear it is quite easy to see when the sun is behind you.

 

Isle of Formentor fact file:

Cala Formentor used to be a very popular anchorage

until the whole Cala was laid with buoys, you can

now only anchor outside of the bay. (we have anchored as the buoys have not been laid yet)

On a cliff next to the anchorage there is a very posh five star hotel

called the Hotel Formentor.

Formentor’s beaches are popular beaches for tourists,

Jet-skis, Water skiers and speed boats.

 

     

Written by Katie