Sails in Spain: Sunday 3 Sep - Just sailing around

Another perfect day, another perfect bay, still no fish on the lines, but plenty in the sea when you snorkel.
We actually did quite a bit of sailing today, we even managed a few tacks and played with the cruising chute (a small spinaker) that was a great weather predicting because as soon as it was hoisted the wind would die.

We stopped for lunch in larger bay today, some of use swam ashore to find a rather liberal notion of bathing costumes. This bay had as one of it's 'attractions' a yoga retreat, at which you clearly had to retreat from your clothing too. Kept the boys amused for a while!

The light houses and little fortifications are a constant companion, we seem to find ourselves passing the same ones many times but I am assured they are different.
A fantastic mooring, tonight in a little Island, Espalmador, just off the northern point of Formentera. The sunset tonight is truly brilliant, sinking below a low outcropping of rocks. Grant, the music man puts on the jazz, Pete mixes the drinks Jim appears with the olives and the nuts and the evening cruises… real life is going to be hard after this. The sun sets, the most amazing array of stars come out as does the cheese and red wine…

By now we have completed circumnavigating Formentera, guided by Javier who comes here every year. Tomorrow is going to be a successful fishing day, yeah right as Tui would say.