We departed Porto Cristo after engine checks and headed on our way along the stunning coastline. We were almost head to wind but since we had decided to go a relatively short hop we switched the engine off and sailed away, tacking to make the most of the wind.
There were lots of boats out sailing today which made our experience even more fun and we had a great time sailing towards Porto Colom (where we had spent a few days waiting for a storm to pass previously). The coastline is really interesting as it has areas of massive development (some nice, some ugly) and then lots of stretches of unspoilt beauty, how the whole island must have looked not that many years ago. We considered stopping in Porto Colom again but found all the berths were full so we continued 5 nautical miles or so more onto Porto Petro.
The entrance to the cala is quite narrow and we had to work hard together to make sure we were in the right place! Once into the cove, we arrived at another seemingly small marina, which actually houses a lot of boats (most of which are the small, local fishing boats called Llaüts). It is stunningly beautiful here (I know, I know, I seem, to say that about everywhere we go) and we watched the local children at kayaking class in the harbour before we headed out for tapas, a few steps from the boat.
The Adventures of Gemini J 