Heading South - Follow the bear

We took the dinghy shore to the landing stage to explore the island. We walked up to the castle and into the the castle tower (the only place we could pick up enough signal to get the weather forecast!).

The island was teeming with life including various rare black lizards (Wall Lizards), rare birds (Eleneonara's & Peregrine Falcons) and many species of fish.

As we had only booked for one night, we left shortly after lunchtime but this was definitely a highlight so far.

The wind was light but sailable for Symphony
who is definitely in her element in these climes. We sailed half the passage before the wind reduced to only force 1 and we were forced to use the engine.

Initially, we investigated the harbour in Cala Figuera but this was a very narrow, rocky inlet with passing fishing and charter boats and the only two possible locations to anchor were already occupied by boats who had even taken lines ashore to prevent them from swinging at anchor into the channel.

We motored on for a mile and to the delightful Cala Mondrago. A small holiday resort with two sandy beaches at its head centered in the Parc Naturel Mondrago.

It was too good an opportunity to miss for swimming in the crystal clear water and Steven even used his new hull brush to give Symphony's bottom a bit of a scrub.