Walking and talking…..

Tuesday 19th August 2014

[caption id="attachment_2002" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A fantastic sky as the sun went down last night...[/caption]

Having found a safe place to rest, we are keen to stay for a few days. This cala has so much to see and explore so we have decided to do just that for the next couple of days. Slowly, it has become one of our favourite places ….the anchorage is safe…for now, the sea is warm and teeming with life, the cliffs offer fantastic views and Portinax, next door, is just a short walk away enabling us to keep our supplies stocked up.

Here are the last few days in pictures….

[caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Cala xarraca….we are tucked away in the righthand corner of this picture…just out of view[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2004" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Along the headland behind us is this tower…it has fantastic views over the cala and Portinax[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_2006" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Amazing "wall art"! We found this on a part finished hotel block on top of the headland[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2007" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Quite a grey day today…but still warm. Ideal for walking….[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2008" align="aligncenter" width="480"] We loved these gates…so simply made![/caption]

Boats are coming and going all the time…huge super yachts cruise past on their way back to Palma, singling the end of summer…for some... but we have had the pleasure of making new friends.

Marcel, his wife and guests arrived and anchored next to us yesterday and today we were invited aboard their boat, Jenny, for coffee and cake.

[caption id="attachment_2009" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Marcel, Simon, Marie Jos (Marcel's wife), Oliver and Marianne….don't worry Marcel…you are NOT big just cuddly!!!!![/caption]

Marcel and his wife spend 6 months of the year aboard their boat and 6 months at home in France. One of the great things about travelling…as we have said before is making new friends and hearing their stories….it's always so inspiring, and  we love the fact that almost everywhere we go we make friends…who we will one day meet again…we hope!

Wednesday….

It was another cloudy, stormy looking day today so we decided, after a walk into Portinax , to walk the other headland and take a peek into the next cala along….





[caption id="attachment_2012" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Walking along the headland….[/caption]





[caption id="attachment_2015" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Looking towards San Miguel…our next stop…when we eventually leave here! Notice the stormy sky…it's not always sunshine here!!![/caption]



[caption id="attachment_2017" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Even in all the dryness there is beauty![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2018" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A view over our cala[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_2020" align="aligncenter" width="640"] I was fascinated by the light over the water….[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_2022" align="aligncenter" width="640"] This is where we left Mango Tango to climb the headland and find the views beyond...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2023" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Finally back to Windeknd...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2024" align="aligncenter" width="640"] I love these contrasting colours…amazingly it didn't rain, but we weren't sure for a while![/caption]

Thursday...

It was a quiet day for us today, except for meeting this delightful family….

 

[caption id="attachment_2025" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Yvonne, Emily, Lila, Zoe and Javier[/caption]

Javier and Zoe visited us yesterday as they were interested in Windekind and wanted to say Hello. We had chatted over the water a couple of times when we had passed each other anchoring in various places in this cala over the last couple of days...

We had an invite to visit them today…which we did...

 

[caption id="attachment_2026" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Lila and Zoe[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2027" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Not a brilliant photo, but I love Lila's face…. we took them out on Mango Tango and found a cave to paddle into…before jumping over the side to take a swim![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2028" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Javier and his girls in the water[/caption]



 

Thursday 21st August 2014…continued…...

Having spent a lovely morning with Javier and his family we decided that it was time to leave this beautiful safe place and move on with our journey. The North coast of Ibiza is absolutely stunning...There are not many places to stay safely, but the scenery on the way is just amazing. Today we were not really going that far...only to San Miguel. This is a large bay with Binnaris to one side...often more protected from the weather so can be busier, and San Miguel to the other. We anchored at the head of a small cala...tucked away inside the bay. The waves were a little roly so we put out a stern anchor too...this was a great move by BT...I’m sure we had the best night of all the boats anchored....to substantiate this point, most of the other yachts were gone when we awoke early the next morning!

Unfortunately, we were put off swimming in the cala when BT spotted a rather awesome looking jellyfish..photos coming soon! So, instead, we settled in for the evening...watching the comings and goings of other ‘boaties’!