2017-08-20 Cala Tarida to Cala Binirris, Ibiza Island

We say goodbye to Peter and Barbara on Cloudy Bay

Before we make our move from the bay we make sure we have a long swim in the beautiful aquamarine waters of Cala Tarida

Wooden shanty style sheds which give cover from the sun are very common around the bays of Ibiza

In the background are a couple of very exclusive Ibiza restaurants overlooking the attractive Cala Tarida

Surrounding the beautiful bay are numerous low rise holiday apartments

Time for us to depart Cala Tarida and continue along the coast

We leave behind the busy anchorage with numerous boats and thousands of sun worshipers

Continuing north up the coast

After passing several small anchorages on the coast we arrive at the busy Cala de Compe

Situated close to the islands of Illa des Bosc and Illa Sa Conillera, Cala Compe with it’s busy beach and restaurant is a popular day anchorage for boats

Between the two islands offshore is a submerged shallow rocky bar and towards one end are the sculptured Es Picatxos

Although several yachts had passed between Illa des Bosc and Illa Sa Conillera we decide to take the longer and safer route around

Going around Illa Sa Conillera was quite worthwhile as the scenery was spectacular

Looking back to the jagged Isla de es Vedra in the far distance and Illa s’Espartar in the foreground

The lighthouse, Faro de Sa Conillera,

Although we were not ready to anchor we thought we would go into the Puerto of San Antonio for future reference

Port Antonio is quite a large fishing and yacht harbour surrounded by hotels and high rise apartment buildings developed for the young English tourists . There are some attractive areas of the town such as the beach and the tree lined promenade

We continue our journey up the coast

The flat areas of the cliff face which is not far from San Antonio are very popular for swimmers and sun seekers alike. More than likely have arrived by the two boats moored nearby

We pass another busy bay

Beautiful houses are built on cliffs all along the coast and most are wonderfully surrounded by lush vegetation for privacy and for coolness in the extreme summer heat

With absolutely perfect weather conditions for travelling up the west coast of Ibiza we decide to continue on

The rugged west coast which we believe can be quite tricky at times certainly is at it’s best for us today

The scenery as we continued in a north easterly direction up the coast was quite extraordinarily beautiful

We approach Illa Murada

Port de Sant Miquel had a large hotel at the entrance to the bay

We decided that we would go into the adjacent bay, Cala Binirras which looked quite busy with many yachts on anchor, a rock formation which looked like a thumbs up (very welcoming) and no unsightly hotels to be seen!!

Fortunately we managed to find a reasonable spot at the mouth of the bay directly behind the 27 m high, Islote Bernat, which from this side, does uncannily resemble the elderly Queen Victoria