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| Our anchorage at Isla Espalmador |
We finally managed to leave San Antonio and sailed the 25 miles to the anchorage at Isla Espalmador, just off Isla de Formentera, and picked up one of the free mooring buoys. It is a stunning setting with beautiful turquoise waters and sandy beaches. The next day we walked about 3 miles into the nearest town of La Savina, and decided to do a dive with the local dive school. After lunch, we went in their rib to a dive site called ‘Los Arcos’, as the dive involves swimming through two arches. Once again, the water was crystal clear. However, by the time we finished the 50 minute dive about 6 p.m., we were all feeling quite cold! Roger and I then had to walk back to the dinghy and it was dark by the time we were negotiating ourselves through rocky reefs to our boat.
We decided to take it easy on Wednesday and went for a walk on Isla Espalmador where we saw the unique Ibizan Wall lizards. We dinghied over to Formentera and walked about 15 minutes to a very expensive restaurant for lunch – no cheap beach cafes here! We spent the afternoon on the beach, and joined another British couple of their motor boat in the evening. The wind had picked up and the boats were starting to roll.
We had planned to go in to the Marina at La Savina on Thursday in order to do another dive using our own equipment, but it was so windy we decided not to do the dive and caught the bus to the capital St. Francesc. We stayed in the Marina for three nights because of the strong winds.
Marina at La Savina: 81 euros (3 nights), 1.50 euros for showers, no WiFi
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| Formentera |
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| Es Vedra was 'Bali Hai' in the film 'South Pacific' |
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