We are ready to leave Alcaidesa Marina on 1st June 2020. We have spent 8 months here in the marina and whilst the community spirit has been great and we have felt very safe, we are eager to start cruising again.
We don't go far initially, just 50yrds into La Linea bay to make sure that all the work Steve had done over the winter period to the water-maker, electronics, plumbing etc. was okay. It was lovely just to be at anchor.
Whilst at anchor we were woken wondering if someone was trying to get on the boat but to our to amazement we found live fish on the boat and the water surrounding us was alive with fish jumping out of the water at least a metre, it was amazing.
Our very loose plan is to sail the Southern Coast of Spain, head over to the Balearic Islands, visit Sardinia and Corsica and then winter in Sicily. However, as I said this is a very loose plan as with Covid-19 still quite a problem in a lot of countries, we will do whatever is needed to keep safe and within easy'ish access to an airport.
After a week we fuelled up in Gibraltar as the fuel is tax free (217ltrs for £93)!! and went on our way. The weather was looking fair with winds of up to 10knts but that suited us. However, once we were out of the bay the winds pickup up to 15-20kts, which is what we needed and we had a fantastic sail to Fuengirola, our first stop.
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