The conditions were even calmer than the day before for our “sail” back into Cartagena. We enjoyed the sunrise over breakfast and then cast off for hopefully the last time this trip.
We motored out past the stunning Aguilas coastline, picking our way through the fishing boats of all shapes and sizes, including a chap who seemed to have rowed out in an old rowing boat for his daily catch.
We headed out into the gulf of Mazarron and picked up enough wind to put out the mainsail which made it a much more pleasant motor sail towards cabo Tiñoso.
As we approached the familiar coastline just off Cartagena we came upon lots of tankers and big ships on anchor. This is where they seem to wait for loading/unloading in the port but this was the first time we´d seen so many. It made the end of the journey quite interesting and we found ourself picking our way through them to head for home.
Skipper Nigel even did some crew work as we approached the harbour since all our fenders needed adjusting for our pontoon berth.
We arrived back in Cartagena mid-afternoon and enjoyed a cold beer (or two) to celebrate the end of our journey, we even ordered a pizza to be delivered for our last night aboard.
The next morning, during the stunning sunrise, Skipper Nigel cleaned the boat down and we packed everything up before driving home to find two very vocal cats – who were very happy to see us home!
We had an amazing trip and are already making plans for another adventure in September all being well. For now we´re packing our bags again ready for a quick trip back to the UK which we´re really looking forward too (although possibly not the cloudy, rainy weather ;-))
The Adventures of Gemini J 