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| Roger to the rescue! |
RESCUING ANOTHER BOAT
We set off for Cala Binibeca but when we arrived there wasn’t enough space to anchor as there were so many mooring bouys. The oil pressure gauge was off the scale on high. After about 4 miles it seemed to come down to a more normal level. The rev counter is still playing up occasionally.
We carried on to anchor off Isla de Aires, on the south eastern tip of Menorca. After lunch we swam to check the anchor, as the holding is not very good, being mostly rock. The anchor was not dug in and the boat was lying over rocks covered in thick weed and as the boat moved, the depth under the keel ranged from 2 cm to 1 meter. We felt it was safe enough for now, but would re-anchor later when it was less crowded. We went ashore on the island and saw rabbits and lots of the unique black lizard (Lacerta lilfordi) which we fed with tomato.
A motor boat next to us could not get their anchor up, even though there were people in the water with snorkels trying to direct them. In the end Roger went in using our scuba equipment and managed to free them. Their chain had got wrapped around rocks in two places, and it would have been impossible to free without a diver. As the weather was very settled, we decided not to reset our anchor in case we had the same problem!
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