2018-07-26 Isla d’en Colom to Cala Pregonda, Menorca, Islas Baleares, Spain

This morning we pull up our anchor and depart the bay to continue on up the coast

Looking back to the delightful village of Es Grao which we visited the day before

We pass the ancient tower on the western side of the anchorage

Then we continue north following the coast passing attractive Cala Morella Nou

Another popular beach and anchorage to the north is Playa de Capifort

Not much further up the coast is Cabo Favaritx

Before the cape, tucked into the corner is a fabulous bay called Cala Presili. It has a small quiet beach and crystal clear turquoise water …… great for swimming

We enjoyed a couple of hours swimming here in Cala Presili

After our swim we continue on with our journey and go around Capo Favaritx which is the north eastern point of Menorca

It is great to see the fishermen still out there doing what they have been doing for years

Continuing on we pass Cala Sabina de Mongofre and Cala de S’Enclusa which are twin bays. We have stopped and swam in these bays on a previous occasion

We arrive around the entrance to Puerto de Cala de Addaya which has a safe all weather anchorage at the end of a long estuary. We were interested to just motor in and have a look

Lovely houses and a bay are near the entrance to the long narrow estuary

Following the markers we continue south down the narrow waterway

Lovely houses with their own jetties line the narrow waterway

Tucked behind the small island of Isla Monas, well down the estuary, we come to Puerto Addaya which has a small marina housing many small local boats

Opposite the marina is a lagoon area where one can drop an anchor and moor all year around

We turn around by the marina and continue back down the estuary from where we came

Heading further along the coast we pass the entrance to Puerto de Fornells, a large anchorage where we shortly intend having a couple of days

We continue west on the northern coast towards Cabo Cavalleria and then to Cala Pregonda, on of our favourite bays

Although not necessary, we always go around Isla Nitge which lies north west off the coast of Capo Cavalleria … the depth ranges from 2 to 6 m between the island and the mainland of Menorca

We look back to Cabo Cavalleria, the northern most point of Menorca

Cala Cavalleria is a very popular beach and anchorage in northern Menorca

We arrive at Cala Pregonda, one of our favourite bays in the Balearics. By the number of boats anchored outside the bay it seems unlikely to get an anchorage in the bay