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... 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 ...

... 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 ...

We´ve spent the week excavating a trench! Even with an exclamation point it doesn´t sound too exciting. We dug down over a meter into rocky soil. After breaking up the soil, we had to ¨clean¨ it, which meant sifting through it for anything of importance. It seems like my main job was levering up and tossing out these stones that had been thrown in the trench when the camp was abandoned. We (ok, not me so much ...

... 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 ...

... there is no expectation of anything interesting, our main goal is to dig out the ditch to discover its dimensions and extent. The pottery is a bonus, whose only real purpose is dating the site. For example, the lack of a particular type of pottery made enormously popular by Augustus tells us that the fort was no longer in use by 50 BC. Anyway, pretty interesting so far and good exercise.

... op de kade koffie te gaan drinken, om onze gasten niet meteen een nat pak te bezorgen. Het wordt een dag eiland verkennen met de auto in plaats van met de boot. Ciudadela is een prachtig plaatsje, we rijden de hoogste berg op (356 mt) en zien de verschillend Cala's van uit een ander perspectief. De volgende dag gaan we naar het natuurgebied aan de oostkant van Menorca bij Es Grau, we klimmen langs de bergen van de Cala en hebben prachtige vergezichten en genieten van al ...

... I stayed at Nixe Palace, it was amazing! It was beautiful and I had a great view of the ocean; every night I had a great breeze. It had outdoor pools, a gym, an indoor ...

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 ...