Passage notes

Leaving Palma

We left Palma with gloomy weather and for most of us in a contemplative spirit as we left behind our friends and a quiet winter season.

Calmer sea as the weather dissipated

First day and night was quite bumpy! Saw the boat heel over so much that seawater washed the side decks several times. Had a few things flying round that shouldn't have - including several fine china plates the system that secured them came undone. The chef had a ceiling panel that fell down and just missed him, and a fire extinguisher went flying off in the engine room. Some of the oranges from the pantry ended up rolling down in the laundry area.

We all sighed a breath of relief later with the sea beautifully flat and calm. The poor chef had his work cut out in the bumpy bits. Several dolphins came to visit us, their joyful antics reflecting our feelings about the better weather.

We just stopped a few hours for refueling at a little port in Italy.

volcanic island we passed for picture ops!

On the next leg of out journey, the captain made a special detour for us at an interesting little island. In the distant past the center of it was blown away, now it has a distinct horseshoe shape. We sailed close by and took pictures but did not actually stop there.





 

Gocek

Arrived at the lovely little village of Gocek. While we did have the chance to do a little exploring, we were by now very busy with the preparations for the arrival of our guests . . .

Gocek