Cala Blanca Apartments

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.

At the mouth of the harbor is a tower/lighthouse and creates a scenic entrance ...

... just without the pounding surf.

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.

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.

... was just me and the girls. Everyone was in a good mood this morning while we ate breakfast on the sun deck. The sun deck is the top deck and it had a great view of the harbor and town. Everyone just hung around and chatted this morning. It was nice.

We were departing at 1:00 PM so after breakfast I got a group to go with me to explore the town some more. We didn’t go anywhere in particular; we just ambled along the street greeting the locals and noticing ...

... bar staff could be bothered never paid the same for two rounds of drinks

Room nice size kept fairly clean good views off balcony
Cleaned daily
Fresh towels daily
Beds made daily

Pool
Cleaned daily cool but not too chlorinated
Very deep at deep end too so quite refreshing to jump in once you stopped screaming at the cool water

Other guests predominantly German and a lot chain smoked ...

... of a forum or a large building. Throughout the excavation, we have been taught methods and the history that goes with the site. Fairly interesting for a Roman history buff like myself. However, the next three days are a change of pace. Tomorrow is our tour of the island´s historical sites. Then we follow that with two rest days. I´m hoping to rent a scooter and climb the ¨mountain¨ at the center of the island.

... 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 ...

The beautiful holiday I ever had, despite the rainy weather and some jellyfishes when the weather was sunny. In Cala Ratjada there are a lot of beautiful beaches and a pretty "promenade" where you can find a lot of nice tapas bars if you want to eat something. Here you are some of my pictures... have fun.

... toe. Bij zo'n stevige wind zien we ook de golven opbouwen en wordt het serieus zeilen. Na zo'n twee uur steken we twee riffen en maken de genua kleiner. Nog steeds houden we de zelfde snelheid, maar we zijn nu goed voorbereid op nog sterkere wind. Langzaam ontvouwen de contouren van Menorca zich. Het eiland lijkt veel vlakker dan Mallorca. We stevenen af op Cabo Nati. De golven zijn hoog en af en toe slaan ze met een doffe knal tegen onze aluminium huid, we racen. De ...

Mahon,Menorca. Spain I have traveled here from afar, it was very beautiful and I absolutely loved the weather. For a moment I wished I lived there for ever. Mahon is the capital of ...