14 October 2009, Aguilas, southern Med Spain
Five times we tried to anchor yesterday afternoon and each time but the last the anchor couldn't get hold. Well after hauling in a large old sail, a black garbage bag, a plastic pipe and a small bush, we finally got hold in the mud. It was pretty sloppy out there yesterday and the rain squalls came through in the latter part of the day so, since we're not in an enormous hurry and the weather is with us, we pulled in after only five hours of travelling. This is a nice enough place though lots of development and a bit short on charm. Except for the fabulous castle/fort up on the hill, that was lit like a Christmas tree last night, and the functioning windmill at the back of town. The central square was really gorgeous with huge trees, a fountain and a bird bath filled with white doves....lovely. A good night last night so we're heading in to the marina for fuel and water and then attempting an eight-hour passage today.
PS ended up at Garrucha where we anchored off in sand just beside the marina
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We had a lovely day's passage today though none of it was sailing with less than 5 knots of wind around. There's a lot of trolling going on and a lot of dive boats around these parts. We gather they're trolling for swordfish since our recent sighting, and we notice they're trolling quite fast and total surface lures that kick up quite a bit of water as they go along. We tried it yesterday too but didn't get any takers. Might put the line out again today. We pulled into Mazarron and, being a public holiday for Colombus' discovery of America, there was only one bar open, run by a pom and a Spaniard, and decorated with lots of Aussie memorabilia they bought on ebay??? How funny. Anyway, we're making tracks further south and east today.
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12 October 2009, Cabo de Palos, mainland Spain
Had a good sleep last night after supping Sangria and watching the sunset in a local joint ashore last night. This morning is spectacular with a gorgeous sunrise over the water as I write. We're pushing further south today to Aquilas but it doesn't look like we'll catch up with Rox. She's flying out to Italy on Wednesday and doing a house cleaning exercise tomorrow, and I'm not sure we'll make it far enough south to catch up with them. Such a shame, haven't seen her for about ten years. I'll just have to visit her in NZ.
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