Ibiza - more ferries than the Solent

The Denia drizzle cleared up quite quickly, and we had an uneventful sail across to Ibiza - by the time we reached Cala Vella bay it was blowing about 25kts and there was quite a big sea.  Anchoring is forbidden on much of the Ibiza coastline in order to protect the Posidonia Sea Grass so we picked up a mooring buoy - and found we were facing in a different direction to all other vessels and were very close to our neighbour!  So - some advise from our neighbour, who as it happened was Scarlet Lady from Eastbourne - and we discovered the aft line on the buoy and all was peaceful.

Cala Vella Bay, Ibiza (we are the yacht on the right & Scarlet Lady is in the middle)

We went ashore in Cala Vella to check out the WiFi, which does involve having a beer at a local cafe, then kayaked round the bay.  The inflatable kayak was a great success - surprisingly easy to paddle.  Having experienced all that Cala Vella had to offer, we set off for Formentera Island at the Southern tip of Ibiza - a Unesco World Heritage Site because of the sea grass so no anchoring allowed.

The local fishing fleet

Fishing boat sheds

One of the more rustic sheds - the roof is a huge lump of fossil rock

I'm thinking this guy has retired!  (and that's our kayak)

One of the bays - the crystal clear water paying testament to the powers of the Posidonian Sea Grass, which somehow cleans it.

More of those lovely fishing boats

The coastline - VERY unforgiving rocks

The island itself - very inhospitable!  Ibiza visible in the distance

We also went along to the town of Formentera - a busy little place, with dozens of places where you can rent a bicycle, moped or quad bike.  Lots of evidence of fishing, and also a large area of salt pans in various stages of dehydration.

Formentera salt pans

After a couple of days in Formentera we decided to move on - we initially planned to stop in a bay near Ibiza town itself, but as more and more high speed ferries went past us and we got close enough to see the town properly we decided to go almost anywhere else!

Ibiza Town - a huge mass of blocks of flats and ferries!

Instead, we went to the tip of the island and spent the night moored up off Tagomago Island - beautiful.

Posidonia Sea Grass still doing its job

The island is deserted, apart from the Ibiza Port Authority which seem to have some headquarters here.  The cafe is derelict.

We now plan to head on to Mallorca and then Menorca - to check out the activities of Menorca Sailing.

Note: For anyone following us on our tracker, there seems to be a blip in its working. When you log on: under "Device List" you will see there are 3 devices listed all with the same reference. If you select the last one on the list.....and then go to "Live tracking" or " Show Journeys" it will work.