IBIZAAA !53 miles, great sail in perfect conditions made Ibiza in 9.5 hrs and anchored off Cala Horts.
Finally it feels like we have arrived at our destination instead of an anchorage or marina on the way somewhere. We have no immediate plans but plan to spend some time exploring Ibiza before heading to Mallorca.
Sailed up the coast in the morning to Isla Conejera, a beautiful island and really nice protected anchorage from the 15k SW blowing. Lots of fish and nice snorkelling. We swam to the beach and 2 minutes later the Park ranger turned up in his boat to tell us we weren't allowed to walk on the island ! Pity because our guide book says we can walk on the island to the lighthouse, but anyway, no biggy. He came to Sephina to write up a notice and I guess they will try send a fine in the mail
Yeah somewhere on this sign in supposedly ‘international language’ it says you cant walk on the island
Maybe its the one in the top left that looks a bit like..don’t tie your boat to a rock..I’m not sure why they need the other 4 pictures if that's the case, its probably a bit hard to pat the lizards. pick the flowers, make a fire or pick up the rocks if you can’t be on the island in the first place ! Maybe just a sign saying Keep Off in a few languages would be more effective! Anyway, the rangers were nice enough, kind of like how a cop tries to be nice as he is writing you a speeding fine…
We swam a bit more and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings anyway and headed into San Antonia to do some groceries later in the day (10/9)
I phoned the marina to ask if we can tie up for a few hours while we shopped. Sure they said, no problem ! I asked how much they charge and she said no problem, ask the guy on VHF when you enter. OK I thought, maybe they dont charge or its 20 euros or something. So we headed in and I called ahead on VHF, oh BTW, how much is it I asked..
‘Oh no problem, talk with the guy on the pontoon when you come in’
Ok Ok, so we went in and came alongside…’Um, how much do you charge for this?’ I asked…
Oh, no problem, ill ask the other guy, he’s not here’ he said.
OK so we tie up, make sure all the lines are ok and wait for him to come back so we can go get some groceries. 12 euro for 30 minutes he tells us NOW…
hah, thats going to be 50 euros minimum, if we rush ! No thanks mate ! So we depart promptly and head for the bay to anchor and take the dinghy in instead. We anchored nearby Vaughan and Lynda who were here to pick up Julia for a weeks sailing. Dingied in and looked for groceries and Junk food.
Wow lots of drunk poms here, tattoos and bikinis everywhere. Looks like we have really arrived in IBIZA!
Had some food and did some groceries to keep us going for a week or so.
Headed to Cala Port Del Torrent for the night. Nice Anchorage. Swam to the beach with Balrog and checked the anchor and saw a little stingray on the way.
Off to Cala Port Roig tomorrow !
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