Time had caught us unawares and it was time to make plans to head south and west.
With a distance of 550nm to Gibraltar, we were keen to break the journey into small legs. For that we needed the cooperation of the weather. Did it play ball?
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We spent almost two weeks in Menorca, visiting a variety of anchorages. Softer than it's big sister, but no less beautiful - the jagged coastline softened by idyllic sandy beaches and calas.
Sailing Menorca is Magical
A weather window provided opportunity to leave Soller and visit two stunning calas on west Mallorca. Cala Tuent and Cala Sa Calobra, famed for the majestic Torrent de Pareis, a river cut passage between two tall cliffs.
After two great days we continued north, with fickle winds.
Sailing West Mallorca – A Magical Sail Along the Wild ...
Third time lucky! We took a chance to visit the anchorage of Soller on Mallorca's west coast, having been thwarted twice before.
It's a beautiful horseshoe bay, surrounded by the towering mountains of the Tramuntana mountain range.
Sailing to Soller: Third Time Lucky
A wind free day had us motoring from Santa Ponca to Cala Deia on Mallorca's west coast.
It was a beautiful day for enjoying the scenery.
The cala is very pretty, backed by the Tramuntana mountains.
And amazingly, we had the place all to ourselves overnight!