Our berth in Mahon was on the floating pontoon at top right of the picture. We loved it because, apart from the high season rates, we had easy dinghy access to the town, good breeze, yet were away from all the hub-ub.

We ended up staying 2 weeks in Mahon with a little break in the middle. Having installed a new battery charger and finally found someone (Lawrence of Sail Power Menorca) to review our charging systems and diagnose and fix our battery monitoring system that wasn’t giving us any meaningful information. We now feel ready to move on with our travels east, Hooray!

The classic yachts were in Mahon for several days of regatta. They were a joy to see both in harbour and while racing. They came from all over, including Ireland….

What made our time here so special was that Sonia joined us from Bordeaux.

We put her to work to check if anything was amiss at the top of the mast…. but we did manage to explore a little more of the island by bus to beautiful Cala Porter where she and Hope rented a kayak for a couple of hours.

With battery charger installed, we managed a couple of days at anchor in beautiful Es Grau where we enjoyed swimming, snorkelling, SUP-ing and sub-winging in crystal clear water and a walk through the marsh. We also met up with friends, Ed and Chona from Barcelona

To cap it all off, the sail back to Mahon was great, it took a bit longer than estimated because we were beating into the wind (which we usually try to avoid) but we had time and the sunbathing was good!

We plan to head off towards Tunisia, probably Bizerte Marina, early tomorrow (about a 2.5-day sail) but have the option of stopping off in Carloforte, an island off the SW corner of Sardinia, should we want to.