3rd to 5th July; Addaia, Menorca, to Sardinia ~ ITALY (!)
Well, on the morning of the 3rd July, we were all up at 7am for an early breakfast – and feeling quite excited! We aimed to be leaving at 8am, and it was 8.15 when we lifted out the anchor and I followed the channel markers (without any little mistakes) this time. Rob happily unfurled both sails, but shortly after he put the foresail away, and we were just under the main sail. Its very nice to sail out of the anchorage! Unfortunately, though, it wasn’t long before we had to switch the engine on and we were back to motor-sailing. So, not quite a pleasant start (apart from the sail) as we hit 1mtr swells, with an 11kn head wind.
At 1pm, our phone signals died. Rob saw some whales though! How very exciting! It is currently 3pm, and the winds & swell have died down, thank goodness. Rob has put our music on, the sails are out, and the engine is on tick over. How lovely! At 4pm, I noted that we have a depth of 3 miles! Wow! Just wow! At 6pm, the headwind had increased to 15knts, so Rob put the foresail away. and it’s now a bit chilly. We had a very nice dinner of meatballs and pasta (that I had prepared yesterday) at 7.30pm. After which, the fleeces were on and the blankets were dug out! It’s 8.15pm and we have now been at sea for 12hrs, with plenty more to go! As I am on watch at 11pm, at 8.30pm I went to bed. Rob and Jack are on are watch until then. Rob had the lifejackets and safety lines out for us to put on at sunset. I reported for duty at 11pm, for my watch. Jack went to bed and Rob went to sleep in the main cabin, so I can grab him quickly if needed. Unfortunately, we can’t see our Dranack, which is a little worrying.
Mon 4th at 12.30am, Rob returned to the cockpit and, between 1.30 and 3am, we took it in turns to nap/watch. At 3am, Rob slept soundly on deck, while I stayed on watch. The stars are so bright and lovely, and I can see the Milky-Way very clearly. Rob woke up at 5.30am and made us both a lovely cup of tea. But still no sign of our friends. 6am brought us a beautiful, pink sky followed by a sunrise at around 6.30am, then I turned in at around 7am. I was awake for breakfast at 8.30, though, but still no no sign of our Dranack. Hmm. Jack joined us in the cockpit at 10am and the sea is a gorgeous royal blue colour. We were all feeling peckish, so Rob prepared us some lunch, but it was over far too quickly hahaha! Still no sign of our friends and Rob tries to contact them via VHF radio on the hour, every hour, but no reply as yet. They are very good, competent sailors, but its a worry none the less. It was around 3.30pm, when down came our Spanish and Menorca courtesy flags, and up went the Italian and Sardinian ones! Yay! How exciting! Shortly after, at 4pm: land ahoy! Double Yay! But we still have a looonngg way to go. We are also being attacked by pesky biting flies! Ugh. Far from land too. At 4.30pm, Rob put the music back on, which was a great idea. At 6pm, both Jack and Rob have a phone signal, but I don’t π But they only have an intermittent one. Rob released the sails again at 7pm and we are sailing – very slowly, but still sailing. Our current wind speed is 4.3kn and we have a sailing speed of 2kn. Rob plans to continue like this until we arrive, so we arrive in daylight. At 8.30pm we all, finally, have a good signal! Hurrah! The first thing we did was WhatsApp our friends. And they are in front of us! Phew! What a relief. They also lost sight of us and had also tried to contact us via VHF, but at different times. Lesson learned: arrange contact timing before departure in future. It’s 10pm now and we are tacking, as the wind is now bang on the nose, and it has increased to 9kn. Our current speed is 4.2kn, which gives us an ETA of 6am. Rob said we don’t need to have shifts tonight as he is fine to stay up, so I went to bed. Rob was on watch with Jack and, at 11pm, the wind died almost completely, so the engine was switched back on and Rob put us back on course (ie, no tacking). Rob eventually fell slept in the cockpit, leaving Jack on watch for the next few hours.
Tues 5th at 12.30am, we heard that Dranack had reach the anchorage! Hurrah! 3am saw Rob taking over helm duty, so Jack could go to bed (I was still asleep!). During his watch, Rob saw some odd splashes around Hoopla and was very concerned that it was because of rocks! He checked his charts to find that no rocks were marked. Strange. Back in the cockpit, he realised the “rocks” were dolphins!! AtΒ 4am, I woke and joined Rob in the cockpit. One hour later, at 5am, we joined Dranack in the anchorage in Sardinia! All 3 of us had a cuppa before turning in (we had ran out of hot chocolate in Fornells) No photos of us arriving as it was stupid o’clock, apologies. We are all shattered but very, very pleased to be finally here!
******* We. Have. Arrived ! ********
5th July; Le Bombarde to Fertilia Marina, Sardinia:
After going to bed so late this morning (around 6am) we were up again at 10am for breakfast. Not bad, huh, considering we went to bed so late! The marina phoned Rob back just after breakfast to say that they have a space for us there, and it’s β¬30pn, incl water & electric. Excellent! Rob booked us in for 5 days. He WhatsApped Dranack our plans and they replied that would be staying here, in the anchorage. Soon after, Rob and Jack lifted out our anchor and Rob contacted the marina when we were just outside the harbour, as instructed. We were then told that there are no spaces until Sept!! Wwhhaaatt??? Rob informed them of his telephone conversation this morning and was told to wait, which we did, but easier said than done in a 10m yacht! A very nerve wracking 2 mins later, they rang back to say that they DO have a space! Thank goodness for that! A marinero guided us to our berth and also helped us with our lines to the pontoon. He then jumped in a dinghy to help us with the slime lines to our stern. How great and helpful is that! We were all slimed up by 1pm. Jack jumped off of Hoopla and met up with Emilio, who is on the same pontoon πΒ So, Rob & I prepared Hoopla for marina life (plugged Hoopla in, dug out our electric kettle and the coffee maker, the important things in life, and put away the anchor light and ball) We have just found out that Jack & Emilio have caught a bus into Alghero! Hahhaha! Brilliant! Rob and I soon decided to walk into Fertilia, for a look around (and maybe a beer/wine). This place is so different to Spain/Balearics. The buildings here are not white with red rooves but all different pastal colours. The cicadas are so loud in the trees! We walked along the shore before deciding to have a go at hiring an electric scooter, via a QR code, and head into Alghero itself. 2nd time lucky and we were off! We were laughing all the way! We had to duck under trees, try to keep our balance and not run anyone over! It was so funny! We didn’t really get to explore the town, we just grabbed something to eat for lunch in the most adorable beach cafe, followed by drinks in another, before heading back on a different scooter. For both scooters we paid about β¬10. Not as cheap as a bus – but much more fun!! Back onboard Hoopla, we found out that Jack had hurt his foot while skateboarding. He has worn out his trainers! Later, he was invited for a pizza with Emilio’s family for tea.
6th to 15th July; Fertilia Marina, Sardinia:
We were here for a total of 9 days – one of our longest ever stays in a marina! (excluding Cartagena of course). It’s a very peaceful marina, with very friendly and helpful marineros and neighbours. It’s a working man’s marina and the shower/toilet portacabin reflects this! Jack is loving having Emilio as a neighbour and they catch a bus into Alghero most days to meet up with Clara and to go skateboarding. Dranack managed to get a mooring in Alghero, along the harbour wall, for free! How great is that! They stayed there for 5 days, until the 11th, before continuing their way along the coast. We met up a few times in a cafe for a beer and an explore of Alghero. We hope to catch them up when we leave here. We originally planned to stay here until the 12th but as Fynbos can’t leave before the 15th, we decided to extend our stay until then too.
Rob saw an Aqua Park in the bay and we made plans with Fynbos to go one morning (it would be too hot in the afternoon). I stayed on the beach to look after our towels etc πΒ It did look like good fun, though, and it was brilliant watching the boys enjoy themselves! How none of us got burned, though, is a miracle! We had lunch in a cafe in Fertilia (which was very nice too) on our way back. We made plans to return the next night as we were told that there would be flamenco dancers. We think that there must have been a miscommunication as when we arrived, we found a pair of singers instead hahhaha! But we had a nice meal out with great company!
It’s so damn hot here, 32Β° at 5.30pm! We can’t even swim to cool down because we are in a marina (because of boat sea toilets), we can’t really use the showers as the doors do not shut properly, let alone lock(!) and its a dinghy ride to the beach. We removed Hoopla’s shower last winter, as we weren’t using it! We have all the fittings still, so we have talked about now definitely having one hahhaha! But in the meantime, we are washing and staying cool onboard as best we can. At least the fresh water is free! Whilst here, Rob replaced all the ropes on our fenders as they were looking very tatty. No mean feet as we have six of them and each rope needed to be spliced! But they look so much nicer now. He also made, and fixed to the top of the solar panel arch, a new stern light. We realised during our crossing that the one we had fitted was mostly hidden by the dinghy and really needed replacing. Good job!
I’ve had my eye on nearby Neptune’s Cave to visit but I only saw one bus that goes there, and this was too late at 3.30pm. Fynbos also wanted to go and said that there actually also was a 9am bus! Yay! So on Thurs 14th, we were all at the bus stop. In typical Sardinian fashion, it pulled up at 9.40! It was packed, standing room only! But at least it had air conditioning! A lot of passengers got off at a popular beach, so we did manage to get a seat for part of the journey. We arrived and bought our tickets (β¬14 each for Rob & I & β¬10 for Jack) for the next tour in 5 minutes! It. Was. Amazing! I was very brave going down the 650 steps to the sea and I was NOT looking forward to going back up them, but it was so worth it! Go, if you get the chance. We had so many “wow” moments! My photos do not do it justice! Everyone walked around the caves in a single file and they were magnificent! The stalagmites and stalactites were amazing and the freshwater pools beautiful. Apparently, the cave is approx 60/70 million years old!! Then we started the 650 step ascent. Ouch. Unfortunately, we had just missed the 12pm bus by 2 mins. Another ouch. Next bus was due at 4pm! Triple ouch!! We all sat in the shade for half hour before going to the cafe. We then walked to a beach half hour away (because we have not done enough walking today) but, again, it was so worth it. Stunning. Such a shame we didn’t have our swimwear. Whilst here, we heard from our Cartagena neighbours that they are mooring up in alghero! Hopefully we can meet up later as we plan on leaving Fertilia tomorrow We caught the 4pm bus on time, and we were all back on Hoopla at just after 5pm. We then received a text that our friends had arrived. Whoop whoop! They invited us aboard for sundowners, so we were back on a bus at 6pm. We were so happy to see them and to hear their news. They both looked so well! After a wonderful evening, we caught the 9.30pm bus back to Hoopla.
Emilio is sleeping aboard Hoopla 13th to the 15th as his grandparent and aunts are visiting Fynbos. Jack is very happy with that!
On our last full day here, our alarm was set for 6.55, so Emilio could go and say goodbye to his family at 7am (we went back to bed hahaha!) Rob put our dinghy up on the davits before we caught the 1.30 bus to the supermarket, to stock up with supplies. I put the shopping away while Rob emptied the diesel container into our fuel tank, and then left to get it refilled at the garage. At 8.30pm he went to talk passage planning with Damien, while I put clothes away etc. We leave at 10am tomorrow so we wanted an earlyish night but we ended up switching the lights of at 2am hahaha!
16th July; Fertilia Marina to Isola Piana, Sardinia:
Our alarm was set for 8am and, after a very long stay in the marina, both Rob & I were itching to continue on our travels (and possibly get to Corsica?) Finally at 10.20, we slipped our lines and Fynbos followed us one hour later.
We followed the fantastic coastline along and at 12pm, we went past Neptune’s Cave! We couldn’t see inside from Hoopla unfortunately.
At 4pm, Rob let out our spinnaker sail and Rob was a very happy skipper We had a fantastic sail, reaching 5.5knts! At 5.30pm, Rob had to take the spinnaker down – but what a great sail!
We arrived in the bay at 6.30pm and we dropped our anchor in a beautiful turquoise sea, closely followed by Fynbos! It is so lovely to see the beautiful sea again! By 7pm both crews were all in sea. Even me! It was so lovely! We can even see Corsica in the distance (well, it is only 2/3 hours away) and it’s looking good for us all to actually go over! How exciting!
17th July; Isola Piana to Isola Rossa, Sardinia:
We have another 8am alarm, followed by breakfast, as we are moving on again. We are meeting up with the crew of Dranack today, as they are waiting for us in Isola Rossa. How exciting! π We have just switched off the water pump and so now we are back to using the hand pumps, to save on our fresh water. I am going to have a go at hand washing some t-shirts in sea water for the first time. They will obviously need to be rinsed in fresh water, but hopefully only a little amount. I’ll let you all know how I get on. We are all loving the beautiful colour of the sea. It’s so swimable
It’s now 10.30am and Rob is lifting up our anchor and I’m on helm duty (Jack is on “watching his phone” duty hahaha!) While Rob was upping our anchor, I counted 5 yachts arrive into our bay! I think it might be busy here later. We are only going from one side of the bay to the other – but it is a HUGE bay! We saw a fair few lobster pot bouys en-route, so someone has to be on watch at all times. This is normally my job because I quite enjoy it. At 2.30, I saw lots of splashing going on all around us. I shouted to Jack, who was sitting up on deck, in the bows. In every direction, we saw a series of splashes! Was it dolphins, whales or tuna?? They went on for quite a while, even Fynbos saw them. There were hovering seagulls too hahaha. We think, in the end, it was a hunting pack of tuna, but it was fascinating to watch! Soon after, Rob had the sails out and he switched the engine off. We are currently peacefully sailing in a lovely blue sea, with a depth of 95 metres!
Unfortunately, the last hour was with a quite swelly sea, but we arrived without any problems. Dranack saw us set our anchor from a bar on the beach hahha, shortly followed by Fynbos. We all met up on the shore in the evening, for a beer! We were so pleased to finally meet up but we think that this is a very touristy place; not quaint nor pretty. Such a shame. There were lots of market stalls, which were nice, but also with very loud music. We all agreed to move on tomorrow. Dranack said that an easterly wind with gusts upto 15knts is forecasted, so it looks sailable
Oh, I did hand the washing, using sea water, and it worked out fine! That will save me having to do the laundrette run!
18th; Isola Rossa to Rena Majori, Sardinia:
After another good nights sleep, both Rob and I were up and about at 8.30. The wind will be on nose in the afternoon for this next passage, and so Rob decided to leave earlier rather than later. He WhatsApped the group and they all agreed. So, Rob prepared above decks, while I cleared away the galley etc. We did well and it was at 9.40 that we were following Dranack and Fynbos out of the bay. We donned on our white, long sleeved shirts as that sun is SO hot! We met a nice, very calm sea Β and Rob got breakfast underway at 10am, which we had in the cockpit. Nice!
Unfortunately, when we went around the headland, we met 1mtr swells, with 9knt winds on the nose, that were increasing – and we could see white horses in the distance… Not Good. Later, Rob was on the phone to his best friend and cousin Graham, when I saw a MAHOOOSIVE flying beatle/cockroach type thing! One hissy fit later and it looks like its gone (sorry Graham hahha!) Rob didn’t see it so he didn’t quite believe me! But 20 minutes later, Rob and I were relaxing in the cockpit, when I see Rob get up to grab a glass jar from the galley. One more hissy fit and a chicada leaves Hoopla! Yuck!
We now have permanent 20knts of wind PLUS a very choppy sea. Its not pleasant at all. By 11.30, Hoopla (and crew!) had had enough and we decided to break for cover, and so we dived into nearby Cala SardenΔ£a. We radioed the others to let them know and Fynbos actually turned around and joined us in the cala at 12pm. Dranack ploughed on, but the crew of Fynbos were all were having a coffee aboard Hoopla shortly after. The seabed consists of sand and rock, but our anchor is set fine. It is an absolutely beautiful bay and I look forward to snorkeling here later.
Dranack WhatsApped the group saying that he has changed the original destination from Capo Testa to Rena Majori, as this has better protection in this wind and swell. By 17.15, we decided to continue on our journey (I never did get to go snorkeling here) and we lifted out our anchor without any problems. Would you believe it! We still faced quite strong winds (17kn) and a choppy sea – but we decided to carry on rather than turn back. We had a mixture of motor, sailing, and motor-sailing. A couple of tacks followed before we were back to following the beautiful coastline, before dropping the anchor beside Dranack, at 8.30pm. Lovely π
19th July; Rena Majori, Sardinia:
We had a rather lazy morning today, which was very nice too! Rob went for a swim in the beautiful blue sea, while I did some t-shirt hand washing. We should have joined the others on a supermarket run, but its just too hot!
Its still quite windy, so I’m glad we’re here today. We finally left for the supermarket at 5pm. We took the dinghy to the shore and then it was just a 10 min walk to the supermarket! It turned out to be only a small one, but it was very well stocked. Its so nice that we don’t have to catch a bus! Back onboard Hoopla, Rob and I had a quick swim before heading over to Fynbos for sundowners, with Dranacks crew. Hoopla was the teenager boat! A very nice evening was had by all. It was decided to head over to Corsica tomorrow, as the winds will change and not be in our favour from Thursday. Apparently there is a Tramontana (localised strong wind) due and we need to be settled by then! We’re quite excited about getting to Corsica! It’s only about 3 hours away and we get to put up another flag! We need to practice our French hahaha!
20th July: Sardinia to Corsica (!)
At 9am we were up and about and while I was sorting breakfast, Rob was putting our dinghy back on the davits. At 10am, DranackΒ and then Fynbos motored out the bay – while we finished our cuppas hahahaha! But then we discovered that our anchor bouy has disappeared! Uh Oh! Could it be under Hoopla? Rob said that we should raise the anchor without using the engine incase it is. So Rob slowly pulled in the chain and, thankfully, it was. Five minutes later, we have it onboard. We left the bay, but we see white horses in the distance. Gulp. By 11.30, we were sailing quite nicely: 15knts of wind and a speed of 4.7knts equals a very happy Captain No white horses equals a happy First Mate! π We continued on sailing right up to our destination, including going between the two piles of rocks! Fantastic sailing!! We went around the headland and into the bay, where we saw Dranack and Fynbos directly in front of us. Only then did we put the engine on, so we could cross the bay. We dropped our anchor beside them at around 5pm. The teenagers were all in the water before we had even set the anchor hahha, larking around on a paddle board! We are in gorgeous turquoise waters, and it wasn’t long before Rob and I were snorkeling too. It was a surprisingly warm sea! We were all invited for a beer aboard Dranack, before returning to Hoopla for dinner. After which, we all took our dinghies to shore (the teenagers staying on Hoopla, of course). We made our way towards a rustic type bar that was on the beach, and we toasted our arrival in Corsica! We’re finally here! Yay! Even a praying mantis decided to join us! πΒ π
21st July; Plage de Balistra, Corsica:
It was a nice, lazy day today, which was much needed after two days of travelling(!) Whilst on deck, Rob saw a posh rib break free from its holding on the beach and drift out to sea! He jumped into our dinghy and, quick as a flash, rowed after it!! He caught up with it near a French yacht, but they didn’t want to help(?), and wouldn’t even take a line! They were more worried about it marking their boat…. wow! So, without their help, Rob managed to get aboard the rib and drop its anchor -which stopped it it in its tracks. We then saw a dinghy making its way over from the shore (fairly quickly!) and we found out that they were, very kindly, bringing out the rib owners! Many thanks were expressed to Rob and he then left them to it and returned to Hoopla.
Rob and I took our dinghy to the shore later, to check out the natural lagoon, just behind the beach. The owner of the dinghy that took the rib owners out, came over and said that Rob was like a rocket, going after the rib! He loved our dinghy and was even more impressed when he was told that it also sails! They spoke dinghies for a while before we made our way to the lagoon. It. Was. Beautiful! We sat and watched people practice windsurfing and paddle boarding. We were back onboard Hoopla, to prepare for sundowners here at 6.30pm, with Dranack being the teenager boat this time! We had a lovely evening, with lovely friends.
We’ve all had a lovely day and we all agreed to leave here at 10am tomorrow.
22nd July; Plage de Balistra to Punta Capiccola (via Porto Vecchio, for food supplies), Corsica:
As we all decided to leave here at 10am, I set our alarm for 8.30. But at 9.30, we saw Dranack leaving the bay(?) But as we agreed on 10am, we didn’t rush ourselves, and it was 10am when we followed Fynbos out of the bay.
Unfortunately it was a motor journey – but it was along a fabulous, mountainous coastline! I noticed that the houses/buildings are the same colour as the mountains, which is lovely. They merge into the landscape. We are now approaching Porto Vecchio and it feels like we’re in a major sea highway! So many speedboats, ribs and motorboats! Poor Hoopla is trying to make her way through their wash.
At 12.30, we dropped our anchor as close to shore as possible, and then Rob took Jack and I to the shore in the dingy. Rob was staying onboard to help keep an eye on Fynbos and Dranack (as well as Hoopla). The supermarket was only a 10 min walk, which was OK – but it is so unbelievably hot! There was lovely aircon in the supermarket of course! But 2 hours and β¬182 later (gulp!) we’re making our way back to the beach. Rob was resetting Dranack’s anchor as it had dragged before coming over for us. We waited in some shade, under a tree. Onboard Hoopla, our shopping was put under the table, for shade, and we lifted out our anchor and followed Dranack out of the bay (no rest for the wicked).
It was another motor along the lovely coast, only to find that our planned destination anchorage was full to bursting! So onto plan B! We moved onto plan B nearby, and we’re the only 3 yachts here! So much nicer! With a beautiful sea to boot! As we were putting the shopping away, we were invited over to Fynbos for sundowners! Lovely! so I put our dinner (chicken curry) on to cook while we were there. What followed was another lovely evening!
A swell started to develop while we were aboard Fynbos, which made leaving her, and the rest of our evening on Hoopla, interesting. Such a shame.
23rd July; Punta Capiccola, Corsica:
The swell that started yesterday evening continued throughout the night. It was so bad that, at 5am, our fruit bowl actually went flying! Β We eventually fell back to sleep and woke up at 10am – without any swell! Hurrah!
I went for a swim after breakfast as its SO, SO hot. I simply love snorkeling! It’s fantastic looking at all the fishes and hearing the popping of the shrimps π Rob went snorkeling with the crew of Fynbos, to the nearby rocks. He reports that it was amazing! Unfortunately, the swell has returned π Even so, it was decided to stay here another night. Jack swam over to Fynbos and we didn’t see him again until dinner time! Β The swell is quite bad, so Rob put a stern line out to a sinker, that was on the sea floor. He then winched Hoopla around, so that her bows (the front) were into the waves. Oh. My. Life. So much more comfortable! We used our reel line for the 2nd time in 3 yrs. Itβs brilliant! It is such a long line and as it is on a reel, it takes up no space.
All crews from all boats were in the sea at 5.30pm, looking for a dropped scuba fin. 15/20 minutes later, one of the boys found it! Thank goodness for that, as they are quite expensive! We were all aboard Dranack for lovely sundowners at 8pm (the teenagers were on Hoopla) before heading back to Hoopla for a late dinner. All in all, a lovely day! We decided to move on in the morning. No time was set, just a destination. We (Hoopla) decided on a rough 10am departure.
24th July; Punta Capiccola to Plage de Balistra, Corsica:
As we all decided to leave here at 10am, I set our alarm for 8.30. But at 9.30, we saw Dranack leaving the bay(?) But as we agreed on 10am, we didn’t rush ourselves, and it was 10am when we followed Fynbos out of the bay.
Unfortunately it was a motor journey – but it was along a fabulous, mountainous coastline! I noticed that the houses/buildings are the same colour as the mountains, which is lovely. They merge into the landscape. We are now approaching Porto Vecchio and it feels like we’re in a major sea highway! So many speedboats, ribs and motorboats! Poor Hoopla is trying to make her way through their wash.
At 12.30, we dropped our anchor as close to shore as possible, and then Rob took Jack and I to the shore in the dingy. Rob was staying onboard to help keep an eye on Fynbos and Dranack (as well as Hoopla). The supermarket was only a 10 min walk, which was OK – but it is so unbelievably hot! There was lovely aircon in the supermarket of course! But 2 hours and β¬182 later (gulp!) we’re making our way back to the beach. Rob was resetting Dranack’s anchor as it had dragged before coming over for us. We waited in some shade, under a tree. Onboard Hoopla, our shopping was put under the table, for shade, and we lifted out our anchor and followed Dranack out of the bay (no rest for the wicked).
It was another motor along the lovely coast, only to find that our planned destination anchorage was full to bursting! So onto plan B! We moved onto plan B nearby, and we’re the only 3 yachts here! So much nicer! With a beautiful sea to boot! As we were putting the shopping away, we were invited over to Fynbos for sundowners! Lovely! so I put our dinner (chicken curry) on to cook while we were there. What followed was another lovely evening!
A swell started to develop while we were aboard Fynbos, which made leaving her, and the rest of our evening on Hoopla, interesting. Such a shame.
25th July; Plage de Balistra, Corsica:
No alarms this morning and (early for us) at 9am we, were having breakfast in the cockpit, watching the ickle fishes. Beautiful. But then Rob went and spotted a jelly fish! Hmm! Later, Rob took the dinghy out for a sail while I did some hand washing of some t-shirts.
After lunch, I swam to the shore (which was quite far) and I saw two jelly fish ! Obviously I kept out of their way, but it was a little scary. Rob took the dinghy and met me on the beach and we went for a walk by the lagoon. Looking out to sea, I noticed that there are lots of yachts here now, but still there is a lot of space.
Sundowners were planned for aboard Fynbos at 6pm. During which, plans were made to go back to Sardinia tomorrow. We have a good weather window and Dranack needs to think about heading back π Fynbos and Hoopla will accompany them too, as we would all like to spend the 27th (Rob’s 60th) together. It was loosely planned that Fynbos and Hoopla will return to Corsica on the 29th/30th, as Fynbos would like to explore Ajaccio, and I have my flight to the UK on the 31st, which I booked last week. We are leaving here tomorrow at 6am! So that evening, after dinner, I booked my return flight from the UK to Figari airport, Corsica, for the 7th Aug, before turning in. Night all Zzzz
