Northeastern winds were forecasted, and this side of Ibiza doesn’t have many good hidey holes. I consulted the charts, Navily, and NoForeignLand (apps where users post reviews of anchorages and marinas), and found one possible spot. Trip was skeptical, but agreed to check it out.
We wound up in one of the most spectacular, isolated anchorages of the season. There was only one other boat at anchor, and we tucked in nearby. It turned out to be very good protection, though the winds were not too strong.
The cliffs above us were absolutely breathtaking, and the geology was there to read with your eyes.
We went for a row the next morning to investigate the old fishermen’s huts that had been built at the edges of the water. Boat neighbors Maria Jose and Alejandro, who have been cruising the Med for 30 years, explained that the huts aren’t used much anymore, as tourism has become a much more lucrative prospect for income. Maria was a professor with the University in Madrid for thirty years , and has written books about political philosophers de Tocqueville and Rousseau. It was interesting to hear about how interpretations of history changes as time evolves. Maria was working on an updated version of a book she wrote thirty years earlier and it required significant changes to be updated with current thoughts.
At some point during the day, we were joined by the mega yacht Rising Sun, owned by David Geffen. I didn’t know it at the time (we had no cell service), but celebrities are usually on board. I had joked that I thought I saw Ellen Degeneres and her wife Portia DeRossi on jet skis by us, but who knows?
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