Sunday - 2 September 2018

Fuengirola to Caleta de Valez

We were up and leaving Fuengirola pretty promptly in the morning, anxious to get some sailing miles in.  The weather is hot, although not as hot as it has been, but incredibly humid.  It is ok on deck when the boat is moving, but really uncomfortable below.

We motored and sailed along the cost to the anchorage that we have planned for this evening. We anchored about 300m or 400 metres from the beach, and for the first time in the whole of our ownership of this boat, we swam off the back. Others have done it, but not Tricia and I. It was such a delight to just jump in the water and cool off.  We all did a couple of laps of the boat, and then after a short break, Tricia and I swam ashore and walked along the beach. The place we are is a much more Spanish resort, with local families having their Sunday out. It was great to be away from the commercialisation and foreign dominance of the previous day.

Although we were close to a harbour, we were not well protected from the swell, and the boat rocked much more than we expected it to overnight. In the end we all became accustomed to the movement and I think all slept soundly in spite of it. 

Distance covered today	27	nautical miles
Trip distance covered	1534	nautical miles
Distance covered 2018	2254	nautical miles
Steve (and Tricia and Steve)