So we left albufiera, got to Estapona , filled gas tanks from a friendly german, next Mar Menor, then Torrevieja, now Ibiza, Jamie would miss the girls here, lots of scantily clad young females for him to hit on, so many he could not fail ;)
Nics entry below, hope to get a new camera soon...
Nics Diary – Part 2
We had a pretty rubbish first day in Mar Menor. Mar Menor is
an inland sea that is entered through a small canal and draw bridge. The bridge
only opens every 2 hours, and we just missed it after our 48hr sail to get
there. We entered the sea when the bridge opened at 12 noon, hoping to find a
nice anchorage and rest a little. No such luck – it was very windy and Stevie
didn’t feel that our anchoring was safe. I hoped to get a wee hour rest, but it
was far too hot in the sheltered sea. We would have loved to jump in to cool
ourselves down, but Mar Menor is well known for being full of stingy jelly fish
– so we waited another 2 hours, and left at 6pm. Really tired, and tempers a
little frayed! We anchored in a quiet, secluded part of the canal, but not next
to the other anchored boats, as we felt it was a little too close for comfort
there. I now wish we had squeezed in, as our secluded anchorage resulted in us
being mugged! We stupidly left 2 cameras, our hand held radio, and a chart
plotter outside in the cock pit. The really annoying thing is that it took 3
days before we noticed! On the bright side – I am kinda glad we left such nice
‘gifts’ on the deck, as I could not even begin to imagine how I would have felt
if they had entered the boat whilst we were sleeping! For the last couple of
days we have been having a laugh – any time we see something nice we say ‘quick
take a photo!’ he he!! Well you have to see the funny side!
So, Mar Menor was ok apart from the jelly fish and the
mugging, we stayed four nights and then did a day sail to Torrieveija, where
we rested before heading overnight to Ibiza.
Funny things – snap, crackle and pop! Apparently there are
little things like cray fish that eat all of the crap of the bottom of boats
when they are at anchor. You lie in bed at night, and it’s like the boat is
floating in a bowl of rice crispies – really weird!
Other funny things – on our sail to Ibiza we saw a bright
orange flotation device in the water. We approached it and lifted it out of the
sea (incase it was better than ours and we wanted to keep it!), but never guess
what was written on it Costa Fortunia (the
cruiseliner that sank recently). Pretty small sea this med!
I cooked and tried to eat my tuna that I caught, but it was
very disappointing as it tasted really salty – nothing like the fresh tuna
steaks you buy in the supermarket. We think that they must be treated some way
before being consumed, and plan to google it to see. In the meantime fishing is
on pause.
I have decided to occupy myself on my 4 hour watches by
starting to plan my menu for the 3 wk atlantic crossing. Stevie likes meat for every meal so weeks 2
and 3 of the menu may be a challenge as we don’t have a freezer so any
suggestions would be appreciated.
Anyway nearly at Ibiza, so time to go and party! Luv to you
all xxx
