Altea to Ibiza(es Palmador)
Philippides III
Chris & Carol Jackson
Fri 1 May 2009 19:01
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What a ghastly trip! We set off at 0700 this
morning with a forecast of North 4/5 maybe 6 and had a great start, the wind
rose and rose and went North East and we ended up sailing and motor sailing
through 40 knots of wind, force 8 to 9!! Full scale gale, the waves were as big
as on the Atlantic crossing but not the benign Atlantic rollers coming from
behind, no, these buggers were forrard of abeam and crashing all over us, one
took the perspex window out of the sprayhood, saw a swordfish jump about midway
and fished all the way and caught nowt, only fished because it was too hard to
pull the lure back in in the horrendous seas. OK enough moaning! We arrived
safely and, apart from the dinghy filling with water, no problems to speak of,
the wind is now 10 knots, benign and lovely and we are on an idyllic anchorage
off the little sandy island of Es Palmador, Carols cooked me a big steak and all
is once more well with the world! However, Altea is probably our most favourite
bit of Spain, why don't we just keep P3 there for a year or 6, maybe after this
trip if we don't sell her.
Chris
SAT Phone 00881631573629
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