Kalle and I went to school together at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gymnasium in Hannover many years ago and have been sailing together on my fathers boats several times over the years. Jutta, his new mate, is a dinghy sailor. Both hold German powerboat licenses. So we’re in good shape and our departure from Mahon went off without a hitch. The forecast was for a few days of Southerlies and Easterlies so we decided to explore the North Coast of Menorca in the next few days. The coast is not as mountainous as the North Coast of Mallorca but it is wild and much of it is a national park so there’s very little development of any kind. Our first stop was a place called Addaya, which has a marina and a bay to anchor in at the end of a long, narrow fjord. A bit tricky to get into but the buoys were laid properly and we anchored in what looked like a large pool among a bunch of moorings of local boats. When we dinghied into the marina for an evening stroll we found a bar with a bunch of British and not much else. The town, built on a hill overlooking the fjord, was mainly deserted. A very nice looking, newish development of large sized villas but nobody in it. The restaurant up the hill was for sale, so were some of the houses. All the boats with people on them had the British flag up. We had seen a number of smallish sailboats with large sized British flags outside the harbor. It seems that this is one of the last hurrahs of the British empire. We talked to one Brit who confirmed as much although the Queen has not visited in years. No Brexit necessary here.

Today our luck with the weather continued and the aft deck cushions were deployed for the first time since Portugal. So we’re now in Cala Agayens, which is an excellent litte sandy bay among red, rocky cliffs with a couple of nice beaches thrown in. The water is turquoise like but a disappointing 17 degrees Centigrade. There is the obligatory British-flagged sailboat at anchor and a bunch of nude old men on the beach.

I am continuing in the quest of taking things apart. This time I tackled the outboard which has not been running well. I replaced both spark plugs WITHOUT loosing either the new plugs or tools overboard. A major success right there. It also runs better than before although not as good as you would expect from a new Honda. The other major development is that we have a new sunset flag routine. We do it to the sound of the Star Spangled Banner played by Jimmy Hendrix from the Experience! Very stylish. A video is available to interested parties.