Mallorca quickly became one of the coolest places that I think I have ever visited in my life. I got lucky with the whole trip- unbelievably cheap flights, no crowds whatsoever, and beautiful weather. On the first day I chose a city on the other side of the island more or less at random and took a bus over to it. From there I walked about 15km or so across a peninsula on a walking path that I just happened to stumble upon but turned out being better than I could have even imagined. I found a really cool youth hostel that night with a gorgeous Mediterranean view- I shared the entire 100+ person facility with one other lady from Argentina- I met Sylvia the first night and ended up riding with her in her rental car all across the north side of the island the following day, stopping off at cool little towns and for outstanding views the whole way. Though it was a serious test of my Spanish, it was a great opportunity that I never would have been able to make happen on my own and without a vehicle. My second night was spent in another cheap hostel in Playa de Palma, where me and this English dude I met chatted on into the wee hours of the night. Made it to the airport via bus this morning with probably only 10 minutes to spare. Now I need to head over to Menorca.
Building outside of Alcúdia, the beginning of my walk.
Beginning of the walking path, an old country road.
The country road gave way to a proper hiking path in a park / nature reserve.
A ''La Victòria'' wild goat checking me out cliffside. Mediterranean sea, old castle, and a golf course in the background.
Walking along a ridge in the park.
Down into a valley...
And eventually to the other side of the Peninsula.
A monastery or some sort of religious building further down the peninsula, in La Victòria proper.
Walking back down to where my hostel would be. 
Not exactly, but the a similar view from the hostel.
Sunset on the rocks.
Driving around the next day, one of our stops.
Another one of our stops, a freshwater lake.
I wanted to swim and/or fish, but it is prohibited. 
Mountain town of Deià.
Famous Catedral in Palma.
Sunset in Palma. 
Hanging out on the beach the second evening.
2 comments:
You would have totally gone swimming if Sylvia wasn't there. Of course that means you wouldn't have been there since she was your chauffeur. Chicken and egg sorta thing.
holy shit can we go there. or is that far out of the way?
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