{"id":1686,"date":"2023-10-03T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2023-10-03T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:50:00","slug":"teulera-anchorage-mahon-minorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?p=1686","title":{"rendered":"Teulera Anchorage, Mah\u00f3n, Minorca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We entered the port of Mah\u00f3n around 11PM after 65 hours sailing\/motoring from Isla Marettimo.  Our passage took us within 15nm of Sardinia, but we elected to push on given the excellent weather and nearly full moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" data-attachment-id=\"1678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?attachment_id=1678\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696185649&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00072886297376093&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1947\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1947-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailing in light winds between Sicily and Sardinia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The anchorage at Teulera is crowded, but secure and serene. We anchored just inside, probably encroaching into the channel and went to sleep. Next morning we re-anchored on the northern edge where we stayed for another two nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"1680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?attachment_id=1680\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696528693&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010626992561105&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1987-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1987-2-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunny Spells in the serene anchorage at Teulera, Mah\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We made the trek to Mah\u00f3n in the dinghy. Fortunately conditions were favourable and we got the Zodiac on the plane with the 5hp Black Death! We had, of course, not factored in the Siesta, and arrived in town at 2PM to find everything shut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, at 4:30 we managed to procure a 140GB pre-paid SIM from a very friendly chap at Movistar, but not before we had a couple of cerveza Estrella, only to pass the time, you see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" data-attachment-id=\"1682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?attachment_id=1682\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696435879&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1968\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1968-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Siesta in Mah\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a bit of time to walk around Mah\u00f3n. It is a beautiful old city but in excellent state. Thought one would be happy living here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"1681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?attachment_id=1681\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696434327&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003960396039604&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1963\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1963-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beautiful Porto de Mao, Mah\u00f3n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"1683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?attachment_id=1683\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1696428808&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0027548209366391&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_1958\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svsunnyspells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_1958-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Friendly locals &#x1f60a;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We entered the port of Mah\u00f3n around 11PM after 65 hours sailing\/motoring from Isla Marettimo. Our passage took us within 15nm of Sardinia, but we elected to push on given the excellent weather and nearly full moon. The anchorage at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?p=1686\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ocean-sailing-passages"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgewA-rc","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}