Monday 17 June 2019

As we made our preparations to move on today, our French friend, Peter, came past in his tender again.  He asked another question about Equinox and then came close enough to hand over his card.  He said to contact him if we were ever thinking about selling Equinox. It was a very good validation of how much he must have liked our boat.  I said that we had no thoughts about doing so in the near term, but we would take his card and bear him in mind if our plans changed for any reason.

I was sad to leave Fornells, it is a beautiful spot and we had felt very safe and secure there. The atmosphere ashore was also laid back and relaxed.

We left the entrance and soon had the sails set for our short trip to Addaya. The wind came largely from behind and in what seemed like no time flat we were at the entrance to Addaya.  This is a rather different entrance to those that we have experienced lately.  I think it must be a partly submerged valley.  There were rocks offshore and a complicated set of instructions in the pilot book.  We took our line past the rocks and then could see that the channel was very well buoyed, although it twisted and turned, and at times was narrow and shallow.  Once through the entrance the interior opened out, and there was both a marina and an anchorage area.  We headed to the latter and found a space where we could set our anchor.

All this was before lunch, but as we settled down to eat a family of ducks came past, a mother and 5 small ducklings.  We found some bread to feed them, and there was a stffl competition between the youngsters to catch some of the pieces.  When they put their mind to it, they could move very fast.  The mother did not seem shy about eating either, and joined in the competition.

Later we went ashore to check out what was there. We stopped at the marina office, and then walked up to the village to see what shops were available.  The chandlers was closed in the afternoons, but there was a small supermarket that would provide for our immediate needs.  On our return, we called on another British boat, that was flying the flag of a club that we are members of. We were invited on board for a drink and a chat, which was a very civilised way to spend the early evening.

Distance covered today	14	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	885	nautical miles
Distance covered 2019	885	nautical miles
Steve (and Tricia)