We wanted a change of scenery and still needed protection from the strong westerlies, so we headed up to the northern side of La Maddelena Island. What we didn’t anticipate about the anchorage was that it was a low lying side of the island with almost no land to protect us from wind. However, there was no swell whatsoever, and we were the only ones in that part of the anchorage. We watched local kids out in dinghies (dinghies can do incredible speed in 20 knots!) and enjoyed a beautiful sunset all to ourselves.