2018-06-22 Cala Pregonda to Cala Fornells, Menorca, Islas Baleares, Spain
Early morning in beautiful Cala PregondaThe beaches will not be deserted for long in this popular bayThe water is so clear we can see both our chain and anchor in 4 m of waterJulian feeling refreshed returning from his morning swimMeanwhile Prue relaxes on the deck loungesBy mid morning there are many umbrellas lined up on the eastern beach of Cala PregondaTime for a swim in the beautiful turquoise waterThe beach on the western side of the bay also starts filling up
Some say the prominent limestone rock in the north of the bay looks like a hand or a fist…….everyone sees something differentSeveral more boats enter the beautiful bayAfter spending most of the day enjoying the swimming, lunch and relaxation, at 4 pm we decide to continue east along the northern coast of MenorcaFrom Cala Pregonda we head a short distance north east towards Cabo CavalleriaCabo Cavalleria, the most northern tip of Menorca which can be recognised from afar by it’s high steep cliffs with a white lighthouse and white building Once around the cape we see the white houses of Playa de Tirant another very popular holiday destination on the northern coast of MenorcaWe approach the entrance to Cala Fornells which we tried to visit last year. We were unable to get to the northern coast of Menorca due to the constant very strong northerly winds late in the season Once around Cabo Fornells we enter the long deep bay through the narrow entrance which makes it a very sheltered anchorage in most conditionsThe Fornells Tower fortress, built by the British between 1801 and 1802, stands on the hill behind the small quaint townshipIn the large narrow bay there are moorings available or one can anchor in specific areasOff the mid eastern shore of Cala Fornells is a small islet called Isla SargantanaWe decide to join numerous other boats and anchor in the bay not too far from a jettyLooking back down the long harbour of Fornells, which is well known for it’s beauty and natural surroundingsWe decide to go ashore by dinghy early evening and have a look around the small township of FornellsTangaroa in the Fornells
A warm evening with not a breath of wind
Quaint signageOur happy guests will only be with us for a few more daysThe main street of the town runs along the waterfront
After some retail therapy for us girls, Ric finds a local restaurant that rated quite well on TripAdvisor
Wine was ordered and arrived promptlyRic and I share a very nice beef capaccio for entreePrue and Julian share tomato and cotija cheese saladJulian orders a steak this eveningPrue choses the calamari, which looks interestingRic decides on fish tonight and orders the soleI join Ric with the decision to have fish tonight and order the sea bream with smoked salmon and prawns…..deliciousWe had a lovely evening out with good, friendly service and all of us enjoying our choices from the menu of Sa Proa
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