Ibiza II: Cala Es Bol Nou ⚓

Together with Beautje we left our first Ibiza anchorage to set sail to our second one on the south west side of the island. It was only a 15nm sail and it was another lovely. Only downside of today is that the wind had shifted a bit sooner than anticipated so we had had a bit of a bumpy night and not a great night's rest. But the wind was great, barely any waves and the sun was out (a bit). It was going to be a lovely day.

One of the prettiest parts of the trip was passing between Es Vedra, a small rock island just off the coast of Ibiza, and Ibiza itself. At some point we passed the bay we thought we would make our final stop of the day but we couldn't see any place to get on shore with our dinghies. So we sailed, crawled, on. On the Balearic Islands we don't just need to take the swell and wind into account, but the local seagrass as well. You are not allowed to drop your anchor, or chain, in the seagrass. If you do you can get a massive (€2000 or something like that) fine. We use an app to see which bays are not entirely covered in seagrass and in the bay itself you can easily see the darker spots where the seagrass is located.

Eventually we found a good bay, Es Bol Nou. We were both able to drop our anchor safely. We took a short walk on shore but we, but mostly I, were pretty tired after a bad night. Not long after we sat down on the beach to enjoy a drink with the best view there is: our own boat anchored in a beautiful place.

On our second day, we but mostly Bart, worked a bit in the morning and in the afternoon we took a hike up the hill nearby. The views were stunning. Along the way we passed a lot of rosemary thus obviously I had to pick some. But also a lot of little graveyards where people bury their pets, it was a bit creepy.

We spent the evening with Beautje again, before we went to bed after another very good day on board, in the Med!Read more