2018-09-11 Cala d’Hort, Ibiza, Islas Baleares to Marina de Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain

Shortly after 7.30 am we pull up our anchor in Cala d’Hort and we make our departure from Ibiza and from the Balearic Islands

After spending nearly four months around the Balearic Islands this year, we make our way back to the Costa Blanca on the Spanish coast

Finally after waiting many days for a perfect weather window, the conditions this morning were perfect to give us a smooth crossing back to mainland Spain

After six hours of motoring west from south west Ibiza, we approach the city of Denia

Approaching the entrance to the port of Denia

Prior to our departure from Ibiza, we made a booking for the Tangaroa in Marina de Denia

Marina de Denia which is a very smart marina on the Costa Blanca, is the closest marina to Ibiza, one of the Balearic Islands

As always on arrival we radio the marina. Within minutes a marina attendant arrives to show us to our berth

Once we had hosed down and cleaned the boat, we assembled our folded electric bikes and set off to visit the Castle on the hill overlooking the town

Although we had been to Denia a couple of times previously, we had not ventured far from the marina

We ride up several streets and arrive at a section of the castle wall

Continuing around the wall we search for the entrance

The castle which has a history of over 2000 years was fortified by the Muslim Arabs in the 11th Century

The spectacular view from the castle over the city and port of Denia

Over recent years the castle has been restored and it is now a very popular tourist destination for visitors, especially those arriving on cruise ships which visit Denia regularly