Our sail to that ugly place near Alicante…

Julie

We wake up before our 7 AM alarm due to the increased wind and accompanying waves from the north. As predicted, our anchorage becomes uncomfortable from sunrise. Our first thought: will the engine start? After a few stops and starts, it finally runs smoothly. We let it run for at least ten more minutes until we feel confident enough to leave this lee shore. We'll be relieved once we reach open sea and can start sailing. After a short mile, we're far enough out of the bay to sail. Just using the genoa, we smoothly make five knots in the right direction. Dolphins! Finally! Three large bottlenose dolphins put on a show, jumping around. We also see many fried egg jellyfish! Meanwhile, we've set the wind vane, and the waves are high but comfortable. We pass Benidorm, amazed by the dozens of skyscrapers adorning the skyline. We start the engine in time to enter our anchorage. There are a few boats, but there's still plenty of space. The water isn't very clear, and the surroundings are ugly, with old high-rise apartment buildings. The next day, we want to leave our dinghy somewhere to go for a walk but are stopped by someone from the marina. We're not allowed to leave the dinghy there, and he can't tell us where else we might. We've heard stories about the police sometimes taking dinghies from the beach; after paying a fine, you get them back. We don't want to take that risk. We row back to our boat and sail to the next anchorage. It was an awfully ugly place anyway, so we're not sad about leaving. 😄

Boat & Crew

El Burro

Swallow Craft Design Group, Swift 33

Gregory Ramis Ferriol

Owner

Finn

Pet, Male

Nelly

Pet, Female

Julie

Owner