2 A review of our sailing adventures in 2020. It covers highlights and low lights, the number of miles sailed and where we spent each night. Also included is a breakdown and analysis of costs over the year.
Spain – Balearics
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Time had caught us unawares and it was time to make plans to head south and west.
With a distance of 550nm to Gibraltar, we were keen to break the journey into small legs. For that we needed the cooperation of the weather. Did it play ball?
We had some great moments - encounters with local legends, live music, old friends and a chance meeting with a sister boat.
Time to Leave the Med
We spent almost two weeks in Menorca, visiting a variety of anchorages. Softer than it's big sister, but no less beautiful - the jagged coastline softened by idyllic sandy beaches and calas.
Sailing Magical Menorca
We'd left the west coast of Mallorca to visit the large bay of Pollenca, known for being an all weather anchorage. The all round shelter was very appealing. Being on constant alert for changes in the weather can be exhausting! It was a safe place to catch up with some boat jobs, to have some fun exploring the area and restock the stores.
Playtime in Pollença Bay
A weather window gave us a chance to move on from Soller and visit two stunning calas on west Mallorca's coast - Cala Tuent and Cala Sa Calobra, famed for the stunning Torrent de Pareis - a river that has cut a narrow passage between two tall cliffs.
After two great days we continued north, with winds that couldn't decide what they wanted to do.
Sailing Wild West Mallorca
Third time lucky! We took a chance to visit the anchorage of Soller on Mallorca's west coast, having been thwarted twice before.
It's a beautiful horseshoe bay, surrounded by the towering mountains of the Tramuntana mountain range.
Sailing to Soller: Third Time Lucky
A wind free day had us motoring from Santa Ponca to Cala Deia on Mallorca's west coast.
It was a beautiful day for enjoying the scenery.
The cala is very pretty, backed by the Tramuntana mountains.
And amazingly, we had the place all to ourselves overnight!
A Compromise Win at Cala Deia
Whilst sailing from Ibiza to Mallorca, the wind died and we had to motor. Just after switching on, the engine stuttered and died. Diesel bug had blocked one half of our fuel system. Read on for how we dealt with this.
Attack of the Diesel Bug
We had our best passage ever in the Med, sailing between the Spanish mainland and Formentera.
After a few days relaxing, we headed on to the north of Ibiza and the visually stunning anchorage of Punta Grossa.