Another long day of fighting waves at the nose as we headed to the mainland from Ibiza. We headed towards Mar Menor which is an inland sea but arrived too late for the bridge opening at either 11am or 5pm during the weekdays. So we found a nice sandy beach to anchor at Cape of Palos. There is a VERY tall (51meters or approximately 150 feet) lighthouse here. We were the only boat anchored out. You can really tell that it is September…crowds are minimal!
The next morning we sailed to Cala Bardina and met with our friends, Claude, Barry (the Yorkie dog….oooooh so cute!), and Anne. I had not seen Claude since Rome almost a year ago and John hadn’t seen him since leaving Hammamet, Tunisia. In fact, they had us over for dinner and grilled us some Tunisia Beef and we drank some of Claude’s stash of Tunisian Champagne and red wine from the Atlas Vineyards. Apparently, he purchased over 60 bottles of each he loved it so much. We just don’t have the storage for that but it was great. Anne is from France and does not speak English so I had to work on my French some more…incroyable! So much fun! Claude is a great interpreter if we needed one. They showed me all around their catamaran and I’m thinking how nice it would be NOT TO ROLL every night and/or all day.
The next morning, Jay Sea Dee headed into Puerto Aguilas to purchase some fuel. We only want to purchase enough to get us to Gibraltor where fuel is VERY INEXPENSIVE! Today, it cost us 1.24 Euro per liter and we purchased 250 liters. That comes to almost $5.00 USD per gallon…ouch! There was a castle near the port called San Juan Castle, built in 1765 by Count Aranda (see photo #2). I would have loved to climb it for the views but we didn’t have enough spare time. There is a lighthouse under the castle with lots of graffiti on the quay wall .
After fueling we headed to tonight’s anchorage, Cala of San Pedro. We had been here two years ago. It was our first beach experience with much nudity. There are no roads here, only hiking paths so people come camping and just set up their tents. There are old tower ruins, palm trees and misc. run down habitats. A very interesting place…FOR ONE NIGHT. Last time we came they had a huge bonfire with bongo drums and guitars and tambourines and gypsy dancing…a very hypnotic experience. We are still waiting for tonights entertainment 
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Love those Cats. We bareboated one in Belize in 2004 for 10 days. Lot's of fun bringing them into a dock with the differential thrust.... You can dock like a pro!
Hope you enjoyed the beach entertainment. Great pictures as usual!
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