Rest days in Mahon gave us chance to take down the genoa sail and check the damage that we had suffered during the back end of the big storm that hit Mallorca, which we hit between Ciutadella and Fornells. Luckily the fantastic sail-maker who had been recommended to us was back from holiday and they agreed to fix up the sail for us.
We duly spent half an hour getting the sail down and packed into a roll so that we could transport it to the sailmaker in our newly acquired hire car.
After we had delivered the sail we headed off for a bit of exploring and found ourselves by the coast again!!! We can´t stay away from the place. We enjoyed a fantastic menu del dia overlooking another fabulous cala and watched a scuba diving boat load and unload. We stocked up with supplies and headed back to Mahon enjoying the scenery on the way.
Day 2 of waiting for the sail work saw us head into Mahon itself, of course to the famous market where I met a new friend.
And after that surprisingly, Nigel found a shop he was most interested in!
And a giant propeller !!
Day 3 here in Mahon we headed inland and for once we enjoyed time away from the shoreline. We visited an Artisan centre and saw how the traditional crafts of Menorca are carried out. We learnt that the island used to make wine and it completely stopped until relatively recently when some makers have started producing once again. We also found out that the gates we have been admiring are made from aged olive wood and they last nearly forever. We visited the tourist trap of the industrial estate 😉 to buy oil for the engine and saw possibly the world’s smallest Ikea. We headed over to collect our sail but the sailmakers had been delayed on a job so we drove to the nearest town for lunch instead and found a fabulous tapas bar in Es Castells.
Mini burgers and meatballs with tomato sauce and pesto (a fab combination we’ll definitely try to replicate ourslves)
Once we got the sail back we had to re-hang her …. the reverse of taking her down but we started with a much neater bundle…..
The work that was done by Velas Fonduco looks great and we can sail onward with confidence in our genoa sail once again.
The Adventures of Gemini J 