They didn't let us use the pool! Only for yacht club members, so instead we spent a tiring afternoon lying on the bow cushions, soaking up the sun. So cruel.
We woke on Monday to glorious blue skies and after the usual early morning chores, dropped the ropes and sailed out of port onto an equally glorious blue - and utterly calm - sea. We had seen a little cove on our way in, so made our way there with the intention of anchoring off, but discovered that it was all restricted to smaller craft and our only option would have been to drop anchor in the entrance channel - which wouldn't have made us popular. Instead we found a place nearer to Portofino where we spent the day, again making good use of the bow cushions. Frank had his first swim in the Med of the year and came out looking slightly blue (although he reckoned it was positively warm compared to Lake Garda)so I kept my toes firmly away from the ladder!
Early evening we came into Portofino which is quite charming. In fact, it doesn't look quite real, it is so pretty! It could easily be a film set for some 1950s musical although the prices are definitely 2010. There was a bit of a kefuffle mooring up as the lazy lines were tangled on the seabed and eventually required a diver to go below and release them. The whole process took a lot of shouting and gesticulating, in typical Italian style!
The day finished with an excellent meal at the Splendido Mare, accompanied by an excellent bottle of wine! And that would have been that, had the wind not come up during the night which meant a lot of noise and movement for Zaffina and a few sleepless hours for us. And then the binmen decided to empty the massive glass bins at 8 o clock this morning...tons and tons of glass crashing down, bottle against bottle, into the lorry! An effective if unwelcome alarm call. So we reckon we may move on today!
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