Comfort Cala'n Bosch

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.

... back in the states will relate to is that mayonnaise was invented here, aka Mahonese which is named after this city.

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 ...

Hotel 2 star half board

Staff 3 star Some were good but others took their time or avoided clients

Reception 4 star You felt that nothing was too much trouble for them

Dining room 2 star The food was fine as long as you eat German foods very little Mallorcan or any other cuisine Different menu daily but breakfast variation small

Good facilities
Fresh food regularly

Bar 3 star When ...

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 ...

We had a very pleasant night sail with full moon and a beautiful smooth ocean. The wind came up a little the following day which meant a slight swell, but nothing uncomfortable. I found a nice little inlet with a very neat little holiday town tucked into the side of the inlet. We picked upa mooring buoy, had a beer and cooked dinner whilst watching a thunderstorm cracking over ...

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 ...

... speedboot en een jetskiëer aan en voordat we het anker opgeven, roei ik nog even naar de twee jongens van de leeftijd van Joris en zijn atletische omvang. Met veel plezier willen ze me helpen en komen met flippers, duikbril en wetsuit. Wel met moeite, maar onze Duitse redder legt een lijntje om het anker en ik kan het anker zo binnen hallen. Opnieuw een duik en met een broodmes wordt het ankertouw doorgesneden. Hierdoor komt ook het ankertouw zelf vrij en als alles op het ...

... 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 ...

... summer but that day people from our ship must have made up ½ of the people on the street. We walked around the town for a couple of hours, bought an English language newspaper (yeah!) and then took a nice wander around the harbor, looking at the boats.