With friends due to arrive in Mallorca, we set our course to meet them and left the tranquil bay on the northern tip of Ibiza. There was a slight wind and the water was dead flat calm as we set off on our 50 nautical mile passage. Ziggy was ploughing along at a surprisingly good […]
The weather was becoming more unsettled with further storms due in a few days, so we decided that it was time to head to our winter mooring before the strong winds arrived. The first part of our journey was 26 nm, the wind was only force 2-3 and with a flat sea, we had a […]
There was a good force 4 south-westerly wind forecast, which was due to increase to force 5 after a couple of hours, but with it coming off the land the sea state should remain low. We untied our lines in Valencia and set off on a 30 nm journey continuing South along the coast. There […]
València is another beautiful coastal Spanish city with long sandy beaches, plenty of green park areas and a busy city with majestic buildings and historic centre. It was founded in 138 BC by soldiers discharged from the Roman army. Rome granted these men land where they could settle, with the obligation to build a new […]
After a night in La Ràpita, we lifted the anchor as the sun was rising to continue our journey southwest along the Spanish coast. There was not a breath of wind as we set off, so the engine was running for an hour, until a very light westerly wind started blowing. The journey was only […]
With an extended marina stay in Tarragona, and free entry into all of the historical sites, we had a full itinerary ahead and set off to the old town. Our first stop was to a large model of the Roman city of Tarraco at its peak in the 2nd century A.D. It was located inside […]