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1. Eating ashore was excellent and spoiled
for choice. Prices varied from place to place and ranged from
£12 to £18 per person including drinks. |
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2. The briefing was superb and very relaxed. |
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3. Cala Portals, the caves which line the
shore are ancient tombs dating back to Phoenician times. |
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4. The very narrow and popular cove of
Cala Pi, one of the few remote calas sheltered enough to spend
the night. |
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5. Cala Pi. |
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6. The anchorage of Puerto Colonia de Sant
Jordi, a very pleasant sea side resort town. |
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7. The sea front strand of Puerto Colonia
de Sant Jordi. |
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8. Hot sunshine, warm clear water and great
snorkelling - all a short 2 hours flight away. |
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9. The work station at the mast foot of
this Gib’Sea 43 felt very safe. |
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10. Cala Margraner, just before the season
starts you could almost guarantee anchorages like this all to
yourselves and which are inaccessible from land. |
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11. Cala Margraner. |
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12. Cala Barcas. |
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13. Cala Barcas. |
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14. Cala Barcas. |
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15. The swimming pool of the Club Nautico
at Porto Cristo, this impressive facility comes with the marina
charge of £34. |
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16. The Porto Cristo marina from the Club
Nautico swimming pool. |
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17. Cala d’Or - the Beverly Hills
of Mallorca and where the rich and famous keep their toys. It’s
the most sheltered harbour in Mallorca and the marina charge
for the night was £57 with nothing like the facilities
of Porto Cristo’s Club Nautico.
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18. The cruising chute was great fun to
sail and ate up the long passages in no time. |
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19. The cockpit was very spacious with
twin helming positions and an auto pilot. |
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20. This could be mistaken for Virgin Gorda
in the BVIs, but this is the anchorage of Cabrera Sound. At
this point I realised that the Balearics was a serious alternative
to a Caribbean charter and not a poor substitution. |
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21. Cabrera Sound. |
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22. The spacious galley and huge freezer
to the left. |
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23. The Napoleonic castle that watches
over the Cabrera Sound. |
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24. The Moorings base at Palma. |
