Mallorca - Days 5 and 5 ½
On our last full day in Mallorca, we headed back to the north-east of the island on the same road we travelled on two days earlier
This time the road wasn't blocked and we managed to get to our destination, the Cap de Formentor.
On the way we stopped at Pollença, a town founded by the Romans and now famous for its Via Crucis.
Here we had a look a the Convent de Sant Domingo
and at the church of Nostra Senyora Del Angels on Placa Major
then admired the Via Crucis from a distance (oh all those steps!! our knees begged us not to, and we didn't!)
before having a drink in the square and setting off for the Cap de Formentor.
The drive to the lighthouse on the Cap de Formentor is quite spectacular, but it felt that every car on the island was on that stretch of road! At the end of it, we had to queue for quite a while until we managed to find a space to park... a bit of a nightmare.
There was a thunderstorm in the distance
but it was sunny if you looked the other way!
Luckily the drive back was much easier and we even managed to park at a viewpoint
The views were spectacular!
We drove back to Sóller through the middle of the island, after stopping at Alcudia to look at the city walls:
Back in Sóller, we went out for our last dinner at our favourite restaurant.
The food was lovely again, and it turned out to be quite a fun evening as well.
We were sitting next to an English couple: the lady was from Leeds and knew many of Adrian's old haunts.
The following morning we had time to breakfast and we got ready to leave.
Unfortunately when back in the room, I had an attack of my Ménière's disease. I was very unsteady on my feet but tried to put on a brave face as we had to fly back to London.
I was sick at the airport and didn't feel well at all when boarding the plane (I certaily made sure I there was a sick bag in the seat pocket in front of me - plus I always have a couple of plastic freezer bags in my pocket these days).
Anyway by the time we landed I was starting to feel a bit better. The tinnitus and ear problems I had for at least a couple of weeks suddenly disappeared and the following day I was almost back to normal.
Adrian was rather worried that morning but hopefully it didn't spoil his birthday holiday!
This time the road wasn't blocked and we managed to get to our destination, the Cap de Formentor.
On the way we stopped at Pollença, a town founded by the Romans and now famous for its Via Crucis.
Here we had a look a the Convent de Sant Domingo
and at the church of Nostra Senyora Del Angels on Placa Major
then admired the Via Crucis from a distance (oh all those steps!! our knees begged us not to, and we didn't!)
before having a drink in the square and setting off for the Cap de Formentor.
The drive to the lighthouse on the Cap de Formentor is quite spectacular, but it felt that every car on the island was on that stretch of road! At the end of it, we had to queue for quite a while until we managed to find a space to park... a bit of a nightmare.
There was a thunderstorm in the distance
but it was sunny if you looked the other way!
Luckily the drive back was much easier and we even managed to park at a viewpoint
The views were spectacular!
We drove back to Sóller through the middle of the island, after stopping at Alcudia to look at the city walls:
Back in Sóller, we went out for our last dinner at our favourite restaurant.
The food was lovely again, and it turned out to be quite a fun evening as well.
We were sitting next to an English couple: the lady was from Leeds and knew many of Adrian's old haunts.
The following morning we had time to breakfast and we got ready to leave.
Unfortunately when back in the room, I had an attack of my Ménière's disease. I was very unsteady on my feet but tried to put on a brave face as we had to fly back to London.
I was sick at the airport and didn't feel well at all when boarding the plane (I certaily made sure I there was a sick bag in the seat pocket in front of me - plus I always have a couple of plastic freezer bags in my pocket these days).
Anyway by the time we landed I was starting to feel a bit better. The tinnitus and ear problems I had for at least a couple of weeks suddenly disappeared and the following day I was almost back to normal.
Adrian was rather worried that morning but hopefully it didn't spoil his birthday holiday!