Mchen und k … so he’s going to visit his friends to see…? …part I

The sea is endless, and my dreams are wild.                                                                            Die See ist unendlich, und meine Träume sind wild.   (jean de la ville de mirmont)

A travel report in two parts, this is the first.

WE, that’s Mchen (photo above) and I, sailed between the 1st and the 7th of october from Altea in Spain over to the island of Ibiza, from Ibiza to the island of Mallorca (part I).                                                                                                                            A month later, 4th of october, we sailed back from Mallorca to Ibiza, Ibiza to Altea (part II)                                                                                                                                     …Mchen had at that time as we started very little sailing experience, no theory, just two longer tours, some day sailing. This was the first time for her to sail the sea without seeing land for a longer time. And we started to sail once at 3 and twice at 4 and at 5 o’clock in the morning!  Mchen is a brave, self-confident and realistic and optimistic sailor woman. If we would have had complications we would have been able to master the situation.

we have the plan – we have the time – we have the abilities – we sail

we have an ideal harbour in an very nice town, Altea…

we like old churches and ever lasting young views…

we have a close look to little colourful things like…flowers and we ask no questions…

we do like sundowners at shore,too…

we do not ask why we have north and south…in front of  a church…

we sit down and ask…for the menu…

we have an VERY early breakfast…at 5 o’clock..still night, than we sail of…to Ibiza…

we later feel the fireball is warming us up…a bit…

we think the sun is bringing us a good mood…and we see distances…back to Altea…

we are glad to go through the channel of Ibiza/Formentera and to sail to Santa Eulalia, leaving the Ibiza Faro portside…

we  have a rest in St. Eulalia Marina and going to Ibiza town…to go up there…

we have the feeling its time to write a real letter again…

we continue the tour this direction…to Mallorca we have to sail north-east…some 110 km…

we do not have a balcony in Ibiza but we go for lunch…

we trust in any weathergod for the tour to Mallorca…

we are not sure about this shop, it might be a BALI one not a spanish…

we have another early morning…and see the fast ferrys coming from Mallorca…

we have made half the way, still 48 miles…we wake up, shortly before Mallorca! but, we are not fast enough to photograph the dolphins…!!

we finally come in to Palma de Mallorca harbour and sail to our berth into Alboran Marina…tired, but looking forward to a two days rest and meeting Markus and Annet…

The second part follows after i have the photos and the description about the tour with Markus and Annet and the other tour with Stefan and Nicole put into the virtual life here. Patience please, because i still have time consuming activities (organizing a new flat…) besides this blog to do. Please meanwhile Sit down and Dance…         So long…Klaus

Der zweite Teil dieser Berichterstattung mit/durch Bilder wird folgen. Sobald die reports über die Touren von Markus und Annet sowie von Stefan und Nicole hier im Kasten zum Leben erweckst worden sind  . Ich habe halt noch ein paar andere sehr zeitaufwändige Aktivitäten (wie Wohnung finden…) zu organisieren. In der Zwischenzeit: Setzt euch hin und tanzt…

Bis in Kürze, Klaus

Thery and the longer days

Ahoi miteinander    Willkommen zum kleinen Fotoreport mit Thery, die vom 12. bis 26.September mit mir segeln war. Unsere Tour führte von Torreviaja nach Santa Pola, El Campello und Altea.

Nice to have you back here, and welcome to this photo report about the tour from Torrevieja to Santa Pola, El Campello and Altea with Thery, which started on the 12th ended on 26th of september.

we had some months of work, a long journey and just want to rest. Now!…

we pass fish farms and wonder, why there are no more fish in the wild wild waves…

we can’t hear any noise in the farms…

we see the farming…

we dont live by the sea, we sail the sea…

we don’t know, what this guy will have in his nets…

we came to Santa Pola and had no idea about his sin…

we sail next morning and find no wind, not even around the cape of  St. Pola neither in the bay of Alicante nor at the Cape of Huerta…

we moored in El Campello Marina and had a stroll on the beach…

we like people lunching and having fun on the beach…

we prefer the small path to the beaches…

we like small and big boats…

we are sailing, no, motoring alongside the coast from Campello to Altea northeast, no wind…

we know this marina, yes…

we have a look back were we came from… we walked through the old town of Altea…

we think we have a nice place in the harbour…

we take a little tour for a last time…for the next days we have been informed about very windy weather…

we have a last look to the old town from the seaside…

we say goodnight…

We had a good, quiet time, easy tours and one very windy week without sailing in which we discovered the nice town of Altea with its shops, restaurants and long promenades. Not one boring moment and we had the impression of time flying by. Thank you Thery and see you next year again!                                            The days were longer in summer, now the morning came later and later every day, not only by minutes and the sun warmed less…

Es war eine ruhige, äusserst angenehme Zeit mit kleinen Touren und einer Woche, zu windig zum segeln die wir nutzten um die hübsche Altstadt von Altea besser kennen zu lernen. Kein Moment war langweilig und trotzdem verging die Zeit wie im Fluge. Danke Thery, bis zum nächsten Jahr!                                                    Im Sommer waren die Tage spürbar länger,  jetzt begannen die Tage später und später, nicht nur mit Minuten auch die Sonne wärmte nicht mehr so stark…

…kann es nicht lassen, hier doch ein kleines Zitat von Maurice Larrouy (alias Rene Milan):    -Denn Tag und Nacht, auf See und auf Reede, während der grössten Betriebsamkeit wie im Dämmerschlaf, ist immer ein Auge wachsam und schaut voraus. Auf einem Schiff wird niemals wirklich geschlafen.-                                           wie wahr…              wir sehn uns…

Mathias and how to understand colours

Eine tolle Tour. Mit Mathias. Total entspannt. Vom 19. bis 26. August. Von Torrevieja nach Campello und Altea und dann zurück via Santa Pola nach Torrevieja. Kurzer Abstecher zur Insel Tabarca. Viele Fotos stammen von Mathias und sprechen für sich. Nur kurze Kommentare von mir dazu…
Click auf die Fotos zum vergrössern.

A great tour. With Mathias. Totaly relaxed. 19th till 26th of August. We started from Torrevieja to Campello and Altea. Sailed back via Santa Pola, short visit of island Tabarca.
Many photos were taken by Mathias. They tell you a story without words, just some short commentaries of mine. Click the photo to enlarge.

we have a direction…

we see sights in Torrevieja…

we see sun and shade…

we see music and … apes??…

we see lights…

we have a name…

we know our place…

we store our things…

we learn that we have to have knots…

we need no time to know the tricks…

we know our lines and ropes…

we have a line around…

we check the wind before the tour…

we have a hourbour with boats…

we like old ships…

we see stones portside when we come back…

we have a salt pipeline starboard…

we dont want sloping positions…

we log every tour in the book…

we need some good food…

we need a good night…

we take our time and watch…

we soon need a swim…

we have a place for the anchor and a view…

we have a sittle siesta under the sun…

we like the refreshing temperature of the mediterranean sea this time of the year…

we reach a destination called Campello…

we have an idea what to do with the lines…

we want to see who comes and goes in Campello Marina…

we stay here for a night and take it easy…

we got a number at the berth, at every berth…

we have a look to the next route…

we start not to early and cruise the coast…

we have a blue sea today…

we dont know why tourists like that city of Benidorm…

we have a nice wind in our sails…

we sail around a corner and have a new bay…

we like lighthouses with a strong signal at night…

we like rocks with faces…

we are aproaching the port of Altea…

we prepare some food in Altea Marina and check the knot systems…

we have a nice place in the Marina with a good view…

we think, this bollard is secure and our line is tight…

we like a cold beer for a sundowner today and bring some…

we like to see the old town from Altea…

we think trees are wonderful…

we heard no one knocking…

we like shady places to eat outside when its hot in old towns…

we have sandals…

we like art exposed to the public…

we like artists too…

we see a tempting dinner place…

we have a supreme look from the top of Altea to the surrounding sea and hills… we take more photos…

we have a new day and a old message…

we like to feel the wind and the waves at the helm…

we admire that the seagulls know about the fresh fish, that cant be sold, thrown over board from the fisherboats…

we have a berth in the Marina of Santa Pola…

we give in and sleep at siesta time…

we see more sundowns than sunrise…

we going to motor when there is no wind and we have a schedule…

Wir hatten eine schöne Zeit, ein wenig Sonnenbrand, viele gesegelte Meilen und haben neue Erfahrungen mit Tauen, Knoten und Schiffen gemacht. Danke Mathias.   Verstehe ich jetzt mehr von Mathias Farbensinn?? Ja, deshalb im Titel dazu der Hinweis. Als engagierter Fotograf sieht er Zusammenhänge, Farben und Formen anders als ich. Durch seine Fotos habe zwar gelernt, ein anderes Schema beim fotografieren anzuwenden aber….ob ich es auch behalten kann und ob ich es umsetzen kann…na, schaun mer mal…        

    We had a good time, had a bit of a sunburn, sailed many miles and gained new experience with lines, knots and ships. Thank you Mathias.  As mentioned in the title, Mathias know how to see, value and put into his fotos a different kind of  looking at things, at colours and finally unite all this into his photographs. I try to follow that but dont know whether i will be able to put all this in my photographs…or even remember this hints…