Living the sweet life in Formentera

After a long preparation period and some exciting sailing along the South coast of Spain, we were looking forward to finally touch the Balearics.It took us five hours to reach Formentera from Calpe, and here we were: living the island life at last! From this point on, we will not touch mainland Europe unless we stop by the West coast of Italy.We arrived on a cloudy day, and passed Torre De Sa Guardiola on the North part of Formentera.There are 5 of these towers around Formentera, that we built in the 18th century to monitor the coast and protect the island from pirates (we did not see any on our stay on the island ;)).At the very North of Formentera lies Faro de En Pou, a lighthouse built in the 19th century to mark the passage between Ibiza and Formentera.It was cloudy and slightly foggy when we arrived in Es Caló de San Agusti, one of our favorite spots on the island.But even with some clouds in the sky, the color of the water still blew our minds...The small village of San Agusti was originally built by fishermen, and the cottages they built for their boats are still being used.In Formentera, we hang out with our new friends from SV Odyssey, a Fountaine Pajot Saba 50 (that's right, a 50 foot catamaran!).Matt & Emily on Sea Odyssey introduced us to the crew of another Fountaine Pajot Saba 50: the whole family on Meho!We had great times together, and when the time came to leave Es Caló de San Agusti, our three boats left at the same time to head towards another anchorage on the North side of the island.With the exception of a 300m hill, Formentera is mostly flat and sandy with long beaches, pines trees and sharp stone cliffs.On the morning that we left, we quickly passed our friends on SV Sea Odyssey. Because more than one boat is racing!!! (yeah, we are that kind of friends... ;))At long last, our davits on our new stainless steel arch allowed us to keep the dinghy inflated and transport it at the back of Polar Seal. We do not have to tow the dinghy or deflate it only to re-inflate it once at destination. We love it!Our new anchorage on the island of Espalmador had some of the prettiest waters I've ever seen. I mean, that turquoise!!! The water was so clear that we could all kind of details at the bottom of the sea, including the many fishes that sought shelter in Polar Seal's shadow.We did some more hanging out with our friends on their gigantic catamarans.......and took some nice long beach walks at night.We found Formentera to be one of the most relaxing places that we've visited so far. Even the captain agreed ;)In Formentera, I remembered the time when I spent most of my time stuck in an office doing something I did not really enjoy, and felt grateful for the choices I've made in recent years. The road was long and not always the easiest, but the moments we are living these days make it all worth it :)