04.01.2014:
We finally left Cartagena early (06:15) this morning
as the sun came up and headed to the channel 9 Nm south of our anchorage.
Loads of traffic and many talks with the traffic control, before we were out in
the open water again. The Cartagena harbour and bay is extremely dirty and
rolling and we are surprised about the amount of Barnacles and alge we have
accumulated during our 12 days stay there.
We sailed south, but with little wind we ended up motor
sailing for the 35 Nm until we arrived in Tintipan Island at 14:30. In fact we
motored more today than we did collectively since Almerimar, Spain, as we did
not use the engine at all during the crossing, etc.
The anchorage is very nice and there is only another
yacht here and a few houses and huts on the beach. It is wonderful to again be
in a calm anchorage and still have the wind cooling us a bit. The water
temperature is 31.4° C and the air is very hot, but the breeze cooled us more
that we could get in Cartagena, which was sticky hot and humid. We might stay here
a few days to enjoy this wonderful place.
On our way we
rolled in the sails and had a refreshing swim.
We had a visit of a Dolphin family of four and they
stayed with us for quite a while, as we was making 7 kn.
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