Friday 18 May

On the way back from our run along the marina front promenade, we returned via a bakery and picked up some croissants and pan au chocolate for breakfast along with general bread supplies. We’re not going to be in a port on Sunday, so this was to satisfy Steve’s special Sunday breakfast need. They were delicious: the best fresh pastries yet, on this trip. We ate breakfast on deck and enjoyed freshly squeezed orange juice, which is super tasty.

During the morning Steve and Dave prepared the boat for the incoming storm. It rained lightly for about an hour, by which time we had the big ball fenders on, protecting the boat from the quay and the boat next door. This was going to be a big balls up gale.

We had a large motor cruiser on each side of us. When the gale did come through, from lunchtime, during one super strong gust, the boat on our right veered towards us and it’s stern hit the quay. The boat on our left was swinging a lot nearer to us and I asked the guy working on the boat if he could put some fenders out, as there were none. He seemed very nonplussed but as the gale progressed during the afternoon, we noticed that he had put extra lines and fenders out.

Late afternoon we walked up to the old town, with gothic cathedral, built in 1230 and the Almudaina palace, built by the Moors but swiftly taken over by their Christian conquerors. We arrived at the cathedral one minute after it had closed, so we have to make another sortie there when we return to Palma in a weeks time. It is all very beautiful, so we sat, enjoying lovely ice cream and the view of the magnificent palace.

The wind gradually reduced during the evening and all became calm again. We ate supper on deck, enjoying more of the local fish.

Distance covered today	0	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	472	nautical miles
Distance covered 2019	472	nautical miles
Tricia (and Steve)