Today we enjoyed following our neighbours on Yacht Ione back through the beautiful entrance to the medieval city of Ciutadella, we felt there was a break in the weather and clam conditions for us to sail roughly 20 nautical miles round to Fornells on the north coast of the island.
We set out in fantastic conditions, although we were minus wind so we were motoring along. We had anticipated the weather getting worse in the afternoon but as we came round the coast we saw storm clouds in the distance.
We got out the wet-weather gear in anticipation and continued on enjoying the fabulous coastline and commenting on how rural it all looks, no massive high rises here, not even any luxury villas. As we headed towards the storm we watched Ione (a bigger boat than us) disappearing into the distance. We tried sailing but found we still needed the motor as the swell was picking up but it was exhilarating on the helm, driving through the squall, although Tines was much less keen! I got completely soaked before we managed to put on our waterproofs but it is still really warm here so it was no problem.
We ploughed on through increasingly difficult conditions to Fornells and came into the natural harbour with a 22 knot wind. Luckily Tony and Sarah plus the marineros were there to help us into a very tight space between a tourist boat and a Menorquin Yacht along the harbour wall. Once we were safely moored up after 23,8 nautical miles, we looked around to find ourselves in a stunning location, rest day tomorrow I think….
The Adventures of Gemini J 