 
September
16 , 2001
Gaeta,
Italy
September 3 , 2001
Stromboli:
The Lighthouse Of The Mediterranean
August 26 , 2001
Cefalu:
Another Medieval Jewel
August
23 , 2001
Sicily:
Land of Lovely Desserts
August 15 , 2001
En
Route to North Africa
August
10 , 2001
Ormeggiatori
August
8, 2001
Supermarkets
and Amphora
August 6 , 2001
Sailing
South in Sardinia
August 2 , 2001
La
Vie en Corsica
July
30, 2001
Jonathan
Joins Us
July
27, 2001
One
Sea, Seven Colors
July 24, 2001
Say
What?
July 23, 2001
"Va
Bene"
July 21, 2001
Venturing
Into Italy
July
20, 2001
And
The Mistral Blew
July 18, 2001
The
Spell Of Menorca
July 12, 2001
Culture
And Concerts
July 7, 2001
Cha
Chas
July
6, 2001
Red
Dust
July
4, 2001
Rare
Birds
July
3, 2001
Clear
Empty Water
June 27 , 2001
Quick
Friends
June
22 , 2001
Reconnecting
June 13, 2001
Eastern
Hemisphere
June
6, 2001
A
Weekend in Cartegena
May
30 , 2001
A
Time Or A Place
May
29 , 2001
Several
Lovely Sails
May
21 , 2001
Free
At Last
May
25, 2001
On The Hard
May
18, 2001
A Boat Again
May
14, 2001
Time
Warp to Morocco
May
03, 2001
Still On Stilts in Malaga
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Several
Lovely Sails -
May 29, 2001
We left the
highrises of the Costa del Sol when we rounded Cabo da Gato, the southeastern
most tip of Spain, where we spent two days anchored off a lovely little
beach, surrounded by the lighthouse on rocky, rugged cliffs. We were waiting
for the easterly winds to lessen. Having finally rounded the cape, we
are enjoying the Costa Blanca more than the Costa del Sol (which looks
like Miami with a moorish twist). At last, lovely sailing along long stretches
of deserted coastline of rocky, green tinged, brown low mountains, interspersed
with quiet resort towns, which have a bit more character than the highrises
of the Costa del Sol.
We are slowly
sailing towards Cabo Tinosa, the western point of Cartegena Bay, but we
are not going to clear the point, so will have to drop the sails and put
on the engine. We have had a glorious sailing day though, winds up to
20 knots, with two reefs in the main, just whooshing along this mountainous,
rather desolate coast. We have been fortunate to have had several lovely
sails, in between long days of motoring. It is said about the Mediterranean
that it either blows too hard or there is no wind.
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