San Valentin Apts. (Son Bou)

... the small harbor. While the British occupied the island, they passed on their tradition of distilling juniper berries and to this day, Menorcan gin is prized.

After checking out the town square and walking around for a bit, we found a nice bar to get drinks in and tried the Menorcan gin. We returned to the boat for dinner and then hit the town again after dinner for more drinks and a place to hang out, people watch and relax.

Far de Favaritx is on the very northeast tip of the Menorca. There is a light house out on the very tip of cape and from the landscape it’s obvious that this area gets a lot of wind, heavy surf and storms.

We didn’t stop here or go ashore, but the weather was calm enough to take the helicopter up and get a scenic view of this part of the island. With the arid Mediterranean climate, the cliffs and the rocky coastline, it reminded me of parts of the California coast ...

... to one of the Amazon Kindles aboard and will be available for the guest to read at breakfast time. Stee will usually catch up on the daily events and world news this way too.

Coffee/Tea Service is delivered to each guest’s room in the morning between 7:30 and 8:30 AM. The guest specifies what they would like served on the Guest Preferences Sheet. The tray is left in the room, along with cups and saucers for guests to help themselves when they are ready.

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

The last week has been mainly one of traveling. After stops in Paris and Barcelona, I arrived in Menorca yesterday. Menorca is an island out in the Mediterranean. Compared to it´s neighbors Maiorca and Ibiza, Menorca is relatively undeveloped. This has allowed the island to retain a lot of natural beauty. That said, there are still plenty of tourists and, apparently, it has become ...

... de wind draaien dan zijn we het haasje omdat dan de hele Middellandse zee naar binnen komt. De grib files geven voor de komende twee dagen NW aan, dus maar de vingers cross, dat dit ook zo gebeurt. Nee hoor, de wind draait meer naar het Noorden en grote golven denderen de baai in. We moeten ons vasthouden, gaat in dit geweld het anker het houden. De ankerwacht wordt geactiveerd en zal een alarm geven als het anker meer dan 50 ft. Is gekrabd. Achter ons liggen net onder ...

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They are starting to run together, these seaside Mediterranean towns. Narrow cobblestone streets, stairs, & stone buildings. Mahon is no exception. There is something a little sad about a seaside town in the winter. I'm sure it is completely packed in ...