2017-08-24 Ensa de Sas Hortigas to Peninsular de la Foradada, Mallorca Island
With the bay in shadow we depart early to continue our journey up the coastThe rocky coastline along the north west coast can be very unforgiving in bad weatherWe continue in a north easterly direction along the long western coast
We were very fortunate to have had absolutely calm and settled weather conditions to anchor on this coast overnightSmall seaside towns such as this town are dotted all the way up the coastIn the distance we see the town of Marina de Valledemossa where we thought we would stop in and go ashore for a coffee, as suggested in our pilot bookA familiar large super yacht is anchored nearby, perhaps they were reading the same pilot book!!This tiny village, Marina de Valledemossa is surrounded by breathtaking pine covered mountainsWe anchor in the tiny bay by the village…..….and we go ashore and back by dinghyWe enter the tiny, sheltered, quaint portA number of small local boats were all neatly tied up along the jettySome small boat owners in the village have their own space on the slipwayLooking up one of the tiny alleyways as we head for the cafeThis establishment seems to the hub of the small villageCoffee and cake were excellent and well worth the trip ashoreAfter taking a walk around the village we realised how small the village actually was!!Tangaroa all alone in the small bayThe 100m AVIVA certainly needed more room than the anchorage we chose for the Tangaroa
At approximately 11am, a colour coordinated tender from AVIVA makes its way to the small village pierAt precisely 11am a black Mercedes arrives dropping off, an obviously important gentleman who was to be taken to the super yacht on anchor by the villageThe locals and including ourselves couldn’t help wondering who the important guest was being delivered to the super yachtOnce all the commotion was over, the local bathers went back to enjoying their morning swim by the pier in the small portLooking back at the delightful Marina de ValledemossaWe continue our journey up the coastWe pass the occasional small villageIn the distance we see numerous boats on anchor by the Peninsular de la ForadadaThere is an anchorage on both sizes of the unusual boot shaped peninsularThe huge rocky outcrop of the Peninsular de la Foradada is well recognised for the hole that can be seen from the western anchorageAnother spectacular anchorage for us during our trip up the west coast of MallorcaAgain the weather conditions are perfect with no windNumerous other boats are also enjoying this often harsh coastlineThe water in the bay, as it has been in most places along the coast, is absolutely crystal clearSwimming around the spectacular rugged rock and all around the bay was such a wonderful experienceLooking towards a dwelling which may have been a restaurant in the past, perched on the saddle between the two anchorages on the peninsularWith conditions perfect we decide to anchor here in the bay overnight
Evening light on the rugged hills around the bayAnother great sunset in Mallorca!!
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