This morning we picked up the anchor around 9ish and headed out into the Med to work our way further north. When we left we were enjoying 5-6knots of wind and within 10 minutes it had increased to 17 knots. Seas became choppy and uncomfortable again but our trip was only for a couple of hours. We really have hit a wet patch with an incredible downpour of rain as we entered this fabulous inland sea and wonderfully calm conditions (via bascule bridge in the pic). Looking at the weather forecast we were hoping for a weather window that would allow us to move further north and over to the Baleares Islands. Doesn't look good. Wind anywhere from 10 -17knots 'on-the-nose' has been forecast.