Position 37:33.30N 01:10.38W

We stayed in Almerimar for two nights and motored out of the marina at 6.00am on Monday morning and saw the sun rise out at sea.

 A lovely sunny, breezy day especially good for sailing – in the opposite direction !

It was a long trip and we amused ourselves by playing ‘ doctors and nurses’ with our newly aquired training and kit.

Wow ! Mark’s blood pressure and pulse is remarkably lower now he has retired, so not only does he look younger but he is healthier too, a honed athelete, as he keeps telling me.

Early evening we arrived at Mazarron only to be turned away from both marinas – the pilot book is obviously out of date.

We weren’t keen to continue another couple of hours and enter Cartegena in the dark so we set off to explore several nearby anchorages and found a beautiful quiet spot, tucked behind a rocky headland protecting us from wind and swell.

By 9pm the anchor was dug in and we were swimming in velvety, warm, deep blue water whilst the sun set highlighting the sky with a pretty pink hue.

Dinner outside by candlelight completed the day – perfect.