Mallorca, Spain

Spain: Mallorca, Cala d'Or, 26.05.2012 - 02.06.2012

Our next destination was sunny Mallorca as we needed a little break and some sunshine. We had a good and quick flight south to Mallorca and landed 10 minutes early but unfortunately that was the end of the smooth part of the trip. Now for the waiting part of trip, after first an hour and forty minutes wait at the airport and a hour and a half bus ride (also almost driving into one of the local harbours) we arrived in the town of Cala d'Or . Sadly things did not get better, once we got to our small room we found out that we were close to the stage and it sounded like were sitting in the front row. After changing rooms we finally got settled in for a good night sleep, then it happened again at 7:15 in the morning a maid opens the door and turns on the lights and after a bit heard that were people in the room, it can only get better and it did.

After a good breakfast we managed to get lost trying to find the beach which was only a couple of hundred meters away (we were pointed in the wrong direction), once we reached the beach we found a sandy small cove with beautiful clear blue water stretching passed the rocky walls out into the ocean. There were several other small coves in the area, one was the harbour and the others also had small sandy beaches but were closer to the city centre. The area around the hotel had lot's of touristy shops and restaurants which was good for lunch and to buy the small necessities but as so good for dinner.

We had done some research about where to eat so we hopped onto a small motorized train and drove around to the beaches around the yacht harbour and on to the city centre. We walked around the city centre for a while and looked in some of the small shops before heading back to the harbour area where there was lots of good food and a view (there were plenty of restaurants in the city centre too but they were very touristy and we wanted something a little bit different).

Life was not only a beach, having seen that the day tripper boat stopped right next to the beach we decided to take a half day tour to Porto Colom, a small town farther north up the coast. The boat was a large catamaran which stopped at a couple of places before we cruised up the coast. The sun was shining brightly as we watch the rugged coast line with small hidden coves with clear blue water and sandy beaches, we saw a few dive boats on the way but sad to say this was not a dive trip and we may not be diving until December.

After not too long we reached our destination, an inland harbour that sheltered fishing boats, lot's of sail and motor boats of all shapes and sizes. We walked around this sleepy town but there there was not a whole lot to see but it was nice to be out and about rather than just laying on the beach the whole time. After a long walk we had a delicious lunch before finding a place in the sun to wait for the boat. The trip back was even better as the captain entered some of the small coves on the way so we could see some more of the beautiful landscape.

Having seen so little of Mallorca we decided to rent a car to see a bit more. Our first stop was Palma de Mallorca where we walked down the beautiful tree lined streets, saw fountains, tourists in horse drawn carriages, towering cathedrals and grand old arctitecture. We meet one of Jorunns friends for lunch and then we all piled back into the car and after circling around the city a couple of times we found our way out and headed north.

Once out of the city we drove though dry flat country with rugged mountains on our left and farm lands to our right, after a little over an hour after driving up the windy road we reached our first stop at Formentor, which was a towering lookout high on the mountain side where rose from the blue water below us. This is great place to visit rather than just laying on the beach, there is a great beauty in these rugged mountains that should not be missed, sadly we did not have enough time to drive to the light house at the northerly tip of Mallorca. Before heading back we drove to the town of Alcudia, as we drove along the seaside we saw many parasailers powering thought the water driven by the force of the wind in the kites. We stopped in Alcudia at a beach side cafe for some dessert and checked out the beach before heading back to Palma and then back to Cala d'Or with very little problems.

A few more romantic dinners in the yacht harbour and some more time on the beach and it was time to get home Oslo to and cooler weather again. Happy travels!