Alphacrucis MALLORCA - ESPANA
We didn’t intend to come here however we could be in worse places for sure!!
We arrived last Thursday after battling easterlies on and off for 6 days since leaving Gibraltar Friday14th of September. Both Friday and Saturday nights we took shelter along the South coast of Spain firstly in a fishing port called Adra and secondly we anchored near Cape de Gata.
Unfortunately we missed our rendezvous with sisters Valmai and Melva and their lovely husbands Gordon and Brian who were on a cruise of the Greek Islands on their way back to Rome – it was supposed to be a lunch on Capri! Nevermine that’s boating, but hopefully will still be in time for Melva and Brian to come on board later this week!
We spent the first night in Palma on the visitor’s dock – despite the high prices of a mooring it is a very popular spot – you are lucky at all to get a space so no wonder they can charge what they like!
Fortunately we met Tony, a friend of Graham’s from Essex, who picked us up after our arrival and took us to lunch at a fabulous little bar right on the beach near where he lives in Puerto Portals – a marina complex west of Palma. Then we continued onto dinner in the village and we returned home to AC around midnight – a little tired I might add!
The next day with Tony’s influence we brought AC around to Puerto Portals marina! What an amazing spot – certainly a place for the rich and famous! There are many fabulous bars, restaurants and shops right on the foreshore. And the boats – mostly very large motor boats! The price of mooring is even more expensive here! However we rationalised being here compared to getting battered around at sea!!
The area is very attractive with a great village atmosphere – it would be nice to come back to Mallorca generally and cruise around the island, there looks to be some super spots to anchor – maybe sometime in the future!
We also met some lovely German people whilst having a drink up at one of the bars on Saturday who live not far from here. We had them on board yesterday – great company!
So the weather looks good for us to leave today (Monday) with some northerlies kicking in tomorrow going northwest. So hopefully will be in Naples region by Thursday or Friday!!!
Love The Jolly Rogers
We arrived last Thursday after battling easterlies on and off for 6 days since leaving Gibraltar Friday14th of September. Both Friday and Saturday nights we took shelter along the South coast of Spain firstly in a fishing port called Adra and secondly we anchored near Cape de Gata.
Unfortunately we missed our rendezvous with sisters Valmai and Melva and their lovely husbands Gordon and Brian who were on a cruise of the Greek Islands on their way back to Rome – it was supposed to be a lunch on Capri! Nevermine that’s boating, but hopefully will still be in time for Melva and Brian to come on board later this week!
We spent the first night in Palma on the visitor’s dock – despite the high prices of a mooring it is a very popular spot – you are lucky at all to get a space so no wonder they can charge what they like!
Fortunately we met Tony, a friend of Graham’s from Essex, who picked us up after our arrival and took us to lunch at a fabulous little bar right on the beach near where he lives in Puerto Portals – a marina complex west of Palma. Then we continued onto dinner in the village and we returned home to AC around midnight – a little tired I might add!
The next day with Tony’s influence we brought AC around to Puerto Portals marina! What an amazing spot – certainly a place for the rich and famous! There are many fabulous bars, restaurants and shops right on the foreshore. And the boats – mostly very large motor boats! The price of mooring is even more expensive here! However we rationalised being here compared to getting battered around at sea!!
The area is very attractive with a great village atmosphere – it would be nice to come back to Mallorca generally and cruise around the island, there looks to be some super spots to anchor – maybe sometime in the future!
We also met some lovely German people whilst having a drink up at one of the bars on Saturday who live not far from here. We had them on board yesterday – great company!
So the weather looks good for us to leave today (Monday) with some northerlies kicking in tomorrow going northwest. So hopefully will be in Naples region by Thursday or Friday!!!
Love The Jolly Rogers
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