Tacking into the wind as we left Cartagena in the afternoon, we made a slow and
steady pace toward Ibiza and Formentera with the wind changing between 1 and 4
Beaufort. As the
Leaving La Línea de la Concepción in the late morning, we were very pleased to
quickly cover 45nm as we saw the rock of Gibraltar disappear in the hazy low
clouds and the
Taking advantage of some excellent wind on the Portuguese coast we left Porto in
the afternoon after stocking up on all our fresh fruit and vegetable essentials.
Hoping to sail directly to Lisbon,
After so many days with such light and inconsistent wind, a forecast of almost
no wind, and crew expecting us in Porto in just a few days, we made the decision
to spend
Spending two nights in San Sebastian we were happy to enjoy many plates of tapas
from the old town and swimming and hiking around the La Concha bay. We also took
this time
