Location: The Mediterranean
We wake up with salt in our hair and a furrow in our brow. We have been sailing for the better part of yesterday and all through the night, and now we are determined to reach our destination, which is just over the horizon. We maintain our heading throughout the day and stay on the course until the students take a break from science and sailing class. We can all marvel at how much more adept at maneuvering the sails on this 210-mile journey than we were on one of our early 25 or 30-mile cruises. At 7 pm, we came into Minorca and breathed in the air of a new country, Spain. The architecture is clearly very different, and the differences between this area and the French and Italian coasts are much more noticeable. After anchoring, we jump in for a swim, but just as we are enjoying our swim. The port security evicts us from our anchored position. It all worked out, as we were able to dock nearby and explore the town that night. As we went to bed, we braced ourselves for the journey that we would be taking tomorrow.