A sweet little anchorage west of Portals Nous

Finding a safe anchorage in the Bay of Palma

I motored Eileen of Avoca just 4 miles west to Cala Nova but found the marina had unreasonable expectations with regards to the size of my wallet, so I motored another 3 miles passed Iletta to an anchorage outside Portals Nous.
We found good holding in sand but the rolling swell and the constant baying of sea lions from the adjacent marine park was only amusing for the first hour. At dawn we weighed anchor and moved a little over a mile further west to a brilliant little anchorage at N29º31.33′ E2º32.40′ and that’s were Eileen of Avoca stayed for the next week.
My crew abandoned ship on the 5th heading back to Amsterdam, so I was left alone to wait out some ugly weather. A handful of other boats shared my anchorage sheltering from the intensifying north westerlies but aside from the occasional brief salutation, the crews kept to themselves. Winter sailors appear to be such a sociable lot
I passed the time reading, fishing, surfing the Internet (free WiFi access from the boat), and ferrying provisions with my kayak. The towns cafés and lovely beaches were largely deserted but I was content. Provided there were no unexpected wind shifts, Eileen was secure with both her 25lb CQR and trusty Danforth deployed.