🐙🎲🎨 - Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza

Julie

When we pulled up the anchor at Punta Roja, something very special happened: there was an octopus attached to it! The little creature was probably just as surprised as we were, because it quickly released the anchor and disappeared back into the depths. After this unusual discovery, we decided to sail around Es Vedra. It was a beautiful journey and after a few hours of sailing (with the parasailor), we dropped the anchor in Sant Antoni de Portmany. The anchoring itself turned out to be a bit more challenging than we had hoped. After five attempts, we finally managed to get the anchor properly set into the ground. Sometimes, you just have to be patient, right?
 The next morning began with thunderstorms. The lightning struck so close that the thunder seemed to vibrate through the boat. Luckily, it passed quickly and the rest of the day was spent lounging on board. I did some painting and in the late afternoon, Caetlin and Ben from Sailing Donna came over to enjoy the pumpkin soup that Greg had made. After eating, we hopped in the dinghy to grab an ice cream in the town and do some shopping at Mercadona. We ended the evening with tapas on board and a few rounds of board games. The next morning, we had churros with chocolate, the perfect breakfast for a lazy day. While I watched a movie (Lord of the Rings), Greg went fishing with Ben. In the evening, the wind began to pick up and we decided to head into the harbor the following day. After a lovely warm shower, I took a walk into town to buy some flowers. The scent on the boat was wonderful. After a quick stop at Burger King and a brief visit to Lidl, we had a cozy evening on board. The next day, I wasn't feeling great. My muscles were sore and I was incredibly tired, so I spent most of the day sleeping.
 The following day, we decided to move to another bay, but the waves were too high and there was still a lot of swell. So, we returned to Sant Antoni. That evening, while we were having a drink on Donna's boat, we suddenly heard a loud bang. A small trimaran had crashed into our anchored boat! Fortunately, the damage was minor, just a few scratches on the bow. Finn was quite startled, but everything else was fine. We ended the evening with more board games on our boat, joined by Caetlin and Ben.
 The next day, we went on an octopus search in the bay. Thanks to Ben, I managed to spot an octopus slowly moving along the bottom. Later, Greg went with Ben to Lidl, and when he returned, he told me that there was another octopus by the dinghy dock. Of course, we went to check it out. It was amazing to see the creature up close and the feeling of its tentacles brushing against my finger was strange! There was a brief moment of panic when the octopus wrapped itself around my GoPro and started climbing upwards. It had far more strength than I had expected. After the adventure, it was time to do some more painting in the cockpit, a perfect moment of relaxation. Later, we video-called some friends and watched the Halloween movie Beetlejuice.
 The next morning, there was heavy rain, giving me the perfect excuse to stay inside and relax. Greg went over to visit the neighbors, while I enjoyed some plum cake, tea and a good book on board. After a few days together, it was time to say goodbye to Caetlin and Ben, who were heading to Valencia for the winter. After the farewell, Greg and I took a 6 km walk to the market through the beautiful Ibiza countryside. The market wasn't very big, but it was nice to get outside for a bit. We had stayed in Sant Antoni so long that it's hard to pinpoint when exactly everything happened, but we also spent a day doing chores on board and took the bus to Ibiza Old Town to wander around and check out some shops. On our last day, we departed in the late afternoon towards Mallorca, ready for the next adventure.

Boat & Crew

El Burro

Swallow Craft Design Group, Swift 33

Gregory Ramis Ferriol

Owner

Finn

Pet, Male

Nelly

Pet, Female

Julie

Owner