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| Ciutadella, Menorca |
We set off for Ciutadella on the west coast of Menorca, motoring in a flat sea and after a few miles the rev counter started fluctuating wildly, then settled on 0! About 14 miles from Menorca, there was an ‘All Ships’ security message to say that an 0.8 metre Resaca, which causes a rise and fall in the sea level, was heading for Ciutadella and the port would be closed from 10.00 p.m. We decided to press on until we heard another ‘All Ships’ that there was a 2 meter wave between Barcelona and the Balearics, which can cause a large wave in the narrow port of Ciutadella. At that point we decided to turn around and head back to Puerto de Pollensa – 45 miles of motoring and ended back where we started!
As the weather was not good on the Saturday we set off on Sunday once again for Ciutadella and went into the Marina, as there are not any anchorages convenient to visit the beautiful old town. Ciutadella was the capital of Menorca for a couple of thousand years until the British took over and moved the capital to Mahon in 1722. It has faced many raids during its long history, including one by the Turks in 1558 where they took 3,000 captives to the slave markets of Istanbul. The Pope organized money to be raised and a doctor from Menorca went to Istanbul and bought the slaves back.
CIUTADELLA MARINA: 40 euros including water, no electric, showers 2 euros, internet, but not free, washing machine 13 euros, wash and dry 20 euros,
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