Barcelo Pueblo Menorca Punta Prima

We arrived in Ciutadella just after 4 PM and will be anchoring here for the night. This town was once the capital of Menorca and was an important trading city in the middle ages. The influence of its trade center past are seen in the medieval old town with its many Italian-like style buildings lining the cities main square and its large cathedral. <br><br>At the mouth of the harbor is a tower/lighthouse and creates a scenic entrance ...

... just without the pounding surf.<br><br>The northern coast of the island is much more rugged and hilly than the rest of the island, with deep bays cutting in between the hills and the cliffs and sandy beaches lining the backs of the bays. We continued cruising along until we reached Ciutadella on the west coast.<br><br>Menorca has a much more rural feel then the other two large islands. The farms are lined with stone calls and if feels much less developed and less populated here too.

... back in the states will relate to is that mayonnaise was invented here, aka Mahonese which is named after this city. <br><br>Of course, Stee was up early and out the door to get his fix of ruins and history. He took othe only male guest with him. The island has over 1,600 prehistoric sites, with the largest one being on the edge of Mahon. The Trepucó site was made by the Talaiotic people that lived there between 2,000 and 1,000 BC. He was gone before breakfast so ...

... only outside allowed<br>So everything biased towards them <br><br>Shopping lots of tat though lots of cheap restaurants selling food aimed at Germans (sausages, Wurst, et al) some good speciality restaurants, Chinese, Vietnamese, and a few English Pub bars serving English food.<br><br>The shops though were surprising that once they knew you were English they discounted lots of stuff from trinkets to scuba and fishing gear

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... I will post some photos (including the shard) when I get a chance. Our work this week also included washing, labeling, and indentifying the pottery. We now move on to an excavation of the nearby city. We´re all hopeful that the city will yield more interesting finds. We´ve already found some glass and lead. The process is much slower as we need to be more careful here. We´re also hoping to find ...

... hills not far away. We always sleep well the night after an overnighter because you tend not to sleep too well while at sea. Zach did his first ever night watch and was very confident working all the radar and navigation equipment. It was nice to have someone who picked it up so easily. Also nice to share the watch with an extra person.....means shorter watches and more ...

... that its beaches are amazing. My project here is working on an archaeological dig. The program is a combination of learning archaeology and forced labor! Fortunately, the site is one that interests me naturally as it is Roman, surprisingly from the time of the Republic. Right now, we are working on a fort site, and we will switch over to a city in about a week. The work is hard, as we ...

... voor mogelijke rotsblokken in zee. We bekijken een aantal Cala's waaronder Cala Morellv maar geen van hen voldoet om ook Letty en Wim aan boord te krijgen. Al varende vort repareert Peter het ankertouw en een opgelopen scheurtje in het grootzeil We besluiten naar Fornells (Bahia de Tirant) te gaan, waar we rond 20.00 uur in Puerto de Fornells een anker boei oppakken. Wederom verbazen we ons over de pracht van de baai en resumeren de toch wel heftige dag die we al weer ...

... garnden in front of the hotel, the flowers were so colorful and alive. Initial Budget - $10,000.00 Round trip plane ticket - $1,784.00 Hotel for 8 nights - $2,544.44 Remainder $5671.56