We were up early, waving off Costa Blanca Sailing at first light. With a full compliment of crew and a larger yacht than ours, they were well placed to be heading off directly to Cartagena.
We had a plan to go to Garrucha, the weather forecast had us heading into wind but we thought we’d give it a go. We set out from the marina in calm conditions but quickly found the swell a bit stronger than we wanted. It very quickly became clear that whilst we could go to Garrucha – it would be a complete slog against the conditions and not particularly enjoyable.
Skipper Nigel made the call and for the first time this trip we headed back into the marina. It took a fair bit of concentration to do all the prep for mooring up so quickly after we’d left.
We were back on berth before 9am and making arrangements for friends (who we should have been meeting in Garrucha) to come for lunch.
After an hour or so of relaxing aboard the wind really started to pick up and we were extremely relieved that we had decided to stay in port for the day. It was definitely the right decision.
Naomi, Ron plus their beautiful dogs Omar and Shamal arrived to visit us at lunchtime. It was lovely to see them all and we took the short walk around the marina for a fabulous fish and seafood lunch.
The food was amazing and the company was fabulous. We really enjoyed ourselves and I felt it was very fortuitous that we hadn’t been able to sail !! The main course was a delicious mix of prawns (various varieties), mussels, clams, squid and different fish. Skipper Nigel and I even managed to eat some fish, which we thought we might not be able to do after our fish-gate incident a couple of weeks ago 😉
The desserts were also stunning.
After which we of course had to take the three dogs for a walk which was lovely and they got on really well.
All too soon we were saying goodbye after a wonderful day which it hopefully won’t be too long before we repeat.
The Adventures of Gemini J 