Cala San Vicente, Ibiza

4th June.

I'm stuck again, don't know how to start this blog. If you have read the previous blogs you will know that we made a good crossing from Mallorca to Ibiza, mostly motoring but with the sails up, helping us along.

So, our first anchorage in Ibiza... Cala San Vicente on the north east coast is a small cala nicely tucked away behind the headland so that it has good shelter. There is a wide beach, a couple of hotels, some holiday apartments, a few restaurants and shops. There are also some fishermen's huts and a tiny jetty where we could tie up the dinghy. Our first impression was that it would be a good holiday destination for those looking for a quiet beach holiday, soaking up the sun, relaxing and eating well in the evenings. Exploring further we found a board showing the various mountain bike routes on the island; there seemed to be a lot of black routes, so not for the fainthearted. I also noticed a hiking route, not too difficult... but there was no indication of where it started! I would have to look for a map, or maybe even a book. I couldn't find either but I did buy a magazine called 'Ibiza Now' that gave lots of information on Ibiza including various special activities such as a photography course (we would have left Ibiza before it happened unfortunately), special days out on a luxury yacht (I think we could forget that one!), news of all the clubs (not for us, but maybe Alistair and Gill when they are here) and there was even a hike, maybe we could go on that. We didn't in the end.

We thought this would be a good spot to bring the family: The beach seemed perfect for Eva and there was a little play park as well. A volley ball court and boules court might provide entertainment for the adults and there was enough choice of cafés to keep us happy for days. Who knows, maybe we would even find that walk.