Spain hopefully next!

After my short sojourn in Caloforte, a lovely little island where I decided to wait for favourable winds ,I’m on my way.I took a ferry to the other side to get a departure stamp from Italy. Had to tell them I was heading for Tunisia but objective achieved . Looked like the isle of White ferry but cost only €10 for two 40 minute journeys , not limited on return time just hop on !

Really friendly place with a lot of character.I departed on Saturday morning and am writing this off line on Monday evening 60 miles from Ibiza ,   

 Majorca visable to the north . Plan was to head west from Caloforte and make land in Menorca but my plans as ever are fluid and my persistent priority not to motor the whole way dictated that I used the available wind and am heading instead for Ibiza. A little further hence the four days it will take. Admittedly I was mooching today at two knots and stopped for a swim as the sea was like a millpond but I did have a great 24hr sail Saturday through Sunday. 24 knots of wind and big swell coming from the NW . This conspired against my stomach so I had to have a chunder over the side . Wrong side unfortunately 🙄. What is it about sea sickness? It wasn’t a long event but leaves you totally knackered! I spent a lot of Sunday horizontal and popping up frequently to keep watch. 24 hrs later all back to normal. I’d made a mince and veg stew which was lovely but not as eager to eat it as I should have been. Anyhow finished that to day and the fishes didn’t get any of it- not from the pot anyhow!

Saw two turtles on the surface , not far from where I was swimming, funny things about 50 cm diameter. Also I had another stow away dead but obviously landed on deck during the night. I’ve seen them often . Tiny flying fish!

That’s all for now hopefully be at anchor for a day or two off Ibiza some where for a rest then another day to mainland Spain hopefully by wind.

Arrived ; anchorage out side of Ibiza town. Bit jaded but despite using the engine it could  have been a lot worse. 4 days and 360 miles.