Don Antonio Palma

... proceeded to win the playoffs on the second round. Our prizes &#8211; a Noordam coffee mug and a Noordam water bottle &#8211; these are referred to colloquially as a Dam Mug and a Dam Jug respectively.<br><br>We set off at around 6 p.m. for Tunis &#8211; although we do have tomorrow at sea as it takes longer than overnight to get there. There was a wild thunderstorm &#8211; actually the weather hasn&#8217;t been great ...

And at long last we are on our way ... can't quite believe we are actually starting this journey after all the work, planning, talking .... And we know we've been to San Telmo many times before but this time it is different!! And so good to have Simon's old friends Max &amp; Linsey onboard - after all they were really the people responsible for him ending up in Port d'Andratx to begin with.

... br>We ended up going to a large club in the center of the city. It was probably the largest club that I've ever seen. This place was huge! I ended up dancing with the girls until about 4 am when I was beginning to get very sleepy and returned to the yacht. I didn&#8217;t bring my cell phone and when I got back the passarelle was raised up to prevent anyone from getting aboard. There is always a Duty Officer on duty and part of their job to welcome and ...

... speak no English. We have a great dinner and some nice (and inexpensive) wine. The owners are from Argentina so I discuss my trip to South America with them. <br><br>We head out to the main bar/club street. My back is killing me. Every step is painful but I try to put it out of my mind. The area along the harbor has a good café crowd but the bars are empty. We finally go into one at 12. Within 30 minutes there is a good crowd. Almost all ...

Breakfast is provided at the hostel. Coffee, juice, toast and cereal (cornflakes or cocoa puffs). It serves the purpose. <br><br>I go to the Palma city center (20 minutes by bus). The historic area is OK. Cathedral is beautiful and there is a Moorish castle. Most of the city lacks character. So, this is pretty much a beach island although I understand there are some nice hikes in its more remote hills. <br><br>A ...

... up at me and stare. I ask in Spanish if anyone is working there. No reply. My Spanish can&#8217;t be that bad. Someone finally shows me a buzzer at the entrance. It turns out that there is a large group of mentally challenged people from France. The person working at the hostel says that there is a bed available. Yeah! It is $22 including breakfast. It is also 2 blocks from the beach in the main beach area, Playa de Palma. <br><br>There is only 1 guy in the room during my stay ...

... some of the spanish that I was taught, but it's so basic, a 5 year old would speak it better than me, and they themselves are only just learning. As we're driving around Palma, it's GORGEOUS! I look to the left and there is the harbor with tons of cruise ships, yachts, cruisers, amazing! On the right is the HUGE stone building. I asked the driver what it was and he said it was a cathedral and the building attached to it is where ...

... gehen. Aber erstens finden wir den Strand und das Meer nicht sonderlich sauber (zu viel Algen und anderes Zeug) und zweitens muss sich gerade jetzt die Sonne hinter einer riesigen Wolke verstecken. Naja, im Salzwasser baden geht an Deck ja genauso gut. <br><br>Wir laufen noch ein bisschen durch die Gassen, bevor es wieder zurückzumShuttelbus geht. Vorher kaufe ichaber noch Briefmarken. Komischerweise versteht ...

... joka oli havityksen kauhistus, koska siella oli tehty suurkorjauksia ja minua odotti mukavan pituinen tyolista. Lahinna piti juosta ympari Palmaa ja hoitaa asioita ja ostaa ruokaa, mutta siinahan ne kaksi paivaa kuluivat nopeasti. Olisin mieluusti viettanyt hieman enemman aikaa Palmassa ja tavannut ystavia, mutten ehtinyt kuin yhden kaverin, Jorgen, kanssa muutamalle oluelle. Tavallaan tuntui silta kuin olisi ...

i visit spain so often but I had my first trip there at the tender age of about 8 months! haha! <br><br>needless to say I can't remember that particular trip but the subsequent ones really hit the spot with me! <br><br>I love Majorca because it has something for everybody. Mad nightlife, beautiful beaches and scenery, lovely people and not as "high rise" as main land Spain.<br><br>