Mallorca trip

Yes, we’re back from Mallorca ..lovely scenery,
food and warmth. We saw some great places..
I’ll show you a few photos of them this coming
week. Wonderful flowers, two to three months
ahead of us … gorgeous smelling roses, white
honeysuckle and orange blossom, and an array
of other garden plants in bloom … pelargoniums,
nasturtiums, and osteospermums. There was lots
of bird song too.
We stayed near Cala d’Or on the south coast,
about an hour’s drive from Palma, so we saw a
lot of tarmac also, driving around the island,
plus rather arid-looking terrain and somewhat
impoverished towns away from the main tourist
ones.
The tap-water was horrible to drink – I took
one mouthful of it and spat it straight out ..
it tasted soapy, but the bottled water was
excellent.
The quality of the food was variable depending
on what you could afford, but most days we had
excellent fish dishes (and we also had a lovely
vegetarian meal at a restaurant in Palma, the
Bon Lloc on Sant Feliu Street ... one of two
vegetarian restaurants in Palma that were
recommended in our guide book).

It’s great to get back home too... to better
drinking water, our softened water (for having
showers), comfortable beds (with impression
mattresses), and seeing our cats again, Miss D
and Slayer, who (or “which” if you prefer) were
very pleased to see us. I get a lot of aches
and pains sleeping on a harder mattress when
we’re away from home, as does Mrs C.. I wake up
feeling as if I’ve been kicked in the ribs and
back.

Here are a couple of photos of the marina near
to where we were staying. I imagine that some
lottery winners must hang out here, judging by
the opulence of the boats. Sailing in boats is
not really my cup of tea. If I were wealthy, I’d
spend my money on other things, such as a Renoir
or two, buying houses for our girls, and a few
holiday homes here and abroad.


(Click on the photos to enlarge them.)