Nick_Pam
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Mediterranean Boating - Sorry....couldn\'t resist it!!!! (Pic Heavy)
Sorry.... for those who have already come ashore for the winter.....this is for you!!
Nick_Pam went out to Empuriabrava for a birthday celebration at the beginning of the month and we just wanted to share with you a truly great weekend and winter Mediterranean boating at its very best.......
It was eerily quiet as we motored down the canal from our berth weith the thermometer settled on 20 degrees
And just as quiet as we set off towards L'Estartit for my birthday "bash" - looking North towards Rosas in the background....
Flat calm in the bay....and it was warm enough for shorts too, even with a 28kt breeze!!!
For once it wasn't bouncy as we approached Islas Medas...just look at that 'big' sky!!!
And even more calm as we passed through the inshore passage towards the entrance to L'Estartit marina - there were still plenty of dive boats ferrying the web-footers out to Islas Medas, and a few line fisherman taking advantage of the conditions and the peace & quiet
"Freya" berthed in the winter sunshine on L'Estartit outer mole.....(BTW July price €58/night; September price €32/night; November price €18.29/night.....and it was empty!!!)
Nick_Pam enjoying a quiet dinner for two...The Catalan don't eat until midnight and we were starving by 7pm!!!
The following day it was a fabulous run across the mouth of the Bay of Roses to Cadaques...
With the birthday boy at the helm
and Pam took the obligatory wake shot as we passed Cap Norfeu
before we headed back towards Empuriabrava and noticed for the first time that we were in T-shirts and there was snow on the Pyrenees!!!!!!!!!!!
We probably won't get much more time to do this before the New Year now, but with memories (and a whole load more photographs) like this who cares???????
DavidJ and Jan were out playing too....just about the only boats to leave Empuriabrava all weekend, and both of them British flagged.....
Bring on the mad dogs............ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Sorry.... for those who have already come ashore for the winter.....this is for you!!
Nick_Pam went out to Empuriabrava for a birthday celebration at the beginning of the month and we just wanted to share with you a truly great weekend and winter Mediterranean boating at its very best.......
It was eerily quiet as we motored down the canal from our berth weith the thermometer settled on 20 degrees
And just as quiet as we set off towards L'Estartit for my birthday "bash" - looking North towards Rosas in the background....
Flat calm in the bay....and it was warm enough for shorts too, even with a 28kt breeze!!!
For once it wasn't bouncy as we approached Islas Medas...just look at that 'big' sky!!!
And even more calm as we passed through the inshore passage towards the entrance to L'Estartit marina - there were still plenty of dive boats ferrying the web-footers out to Islas Medas, and a few line fisherman taking advantage of the conditions and the peace & quiet
"Freya" berthed in the winter sunshine on L'Estartit outer mole.....(BTW July price €58/night; September price €32/night; November price €18.29/night.....and it was empty!!!)
Nick_Pam enjoying a quiet dinner for two...The Catalan don't eat until midnight and we were starving by 7pm!!!
The following day it was a fabulous run across the mouth of the Bay of Roses to Cadaques...
With the birthday boy at the helm
and Pam took the obligatory wake shot as we passed Cap Norfeu
before we headed back towards Empuriabrava and noticed for the first time that we were in T-shirts and there was snow on the Pyrenees!!!!!!!!!!!
We probably won't get much more time to do this before the New Year now, but with memories (and a whole load more photographs) like this who cares???????
DavidJ and Jan were out playing too....just about the only boats to leave Empuriabrava all weekend, and both of them British flagged.....
Bring on the mad dogs............ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
