Another beautiful anchorage, Ensenada De Mazarron (photo #1). We swam in the beautiful water again today but then I was scared off by a Sea Nettle (jellyfish). At night the old fort was lit up and was just a beautiful sight from the boat.
The next day we headed to Mar Menor which is an inland sea. It is separated from the Mediterranean by a narrow band of sand. There are three entrances but we entered from the deepest one, Puerto de Tomas Maestre. There is a fun lighthouse at the entrance (photo #2). The bridge opens every two hours beginning at 10am so we were there at noon (photo #3) and made it through the bridge along with about 10 other boats. It amazed me that they kept the bridge open as there were ambulances (WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON) on both sides of the bridge waiting to get across but the bridge stayed open the entire 20 minutes that we were told it would(photo #4). We enjoyed a real nice sail around the lake and then anchored behind Isla Perdiguera (a small island that blocked the swell for us). There were caves all over but we just enjoyed it from the boat since the dinghy motor was still in the "garage". There were a lot of boats there and many of them dragging anchor so it was a great day to stay aboard and protect the boat anyway.
Our next stop was Denia and we pulled into a marina since the boat needed a good washing by now. We were hoping for internet but it wasn't working at the marina so we had to find a restaurant with WIFI and buy a few drinks to pass the time and pay for our seats. Then we headed to the pool to cool off. This was a pool to die for. They had Cabanas with huge sofas and fluffy pillows overlooking the marina. They all seemed 'reserved' but one of the servers found us a cabana since we were only going to be there a short while. We felt like The Rich and Famous for sure...too bad it only lasted a couple of hours. The town seemed deserted up until 9pm when people came out of the walls (or should I say water) for dinner. We are slowly adjusting to this Spanish time schedule.
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