We thought we had found paradise. We were in our own little cala (Cala Mitjana)...no other boats around...unless you count the Glass Bottom Tour Boat that kept coming in. Surrounding us were the beautifully landscaped estate of some lucky unknown person, and a private beach. The only issues were having to lasso lines around a bollard set into the cliffs (see photos). As we found out, Jodi is not a cowgirl but lets just say we used the boat hook to our advantage. How close would you put your Island Packet to those rocks? After setting two anchors off the bow, John felt very comfortable with the situation. Jodi was still a bit leary of the situation. But all's well that end's well.
The next day we decided to dinghy out into the Med and go to Port Colom. The weather was good and the seas calm. We had been anchored for a few days and needed a people and land fix. We ate lunch, walked around town, stopped at the Fruiteria (a place that only sells produce), used 15 minutes of free internet and saw Tony (a friend from Switzerland that we met at another anchorage). It's a small world. The town is a beautiful old, historical marina town and the port reflects that. On the way home we viewed lots of the caves they have in this part of the country.
Paradise is not without its pitfalls. At night the swell would come in and just rock and roll the boat. So two sleepless nights later, we pulled up anchors and lines and moved on.
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