Balearic Islands, Spain
My sister Marlene and her husband Robin arrived from Canada by plane laden with the supplies we had asked them to bring for us…an electric sander, repair parts for our camera and our computer, Canadian Flags as well as gifts they brought us of some of our favourite things from home… Maple Syrup, Kraft Dinner, cheese and much more.
Robin, being of British decent, wanted to see some of the British history on the island. We took a tour of “La Mola” which is a huge fort built by the British in the late 1700s. We also toured the historic naval hospital that was built on an island so it could contain any quarantine risks like yellow fever and the plague. It was affectionately called “Bloody Island”.
Once we had our fill of history, we wanted to experience some traditional Menorcan cuisine. Laura, our Spanish friend had
The highlight of our time in Menorca was definitely the Jaleo. We just happened to be in Mahon at the time of their fiesta. The highlight of the festival is the Jaleo which is the most insane thing I have seen so far. Picture this:…truckloads of sand dumped in the streets for several blocks. Add thousands of very drunk people wall to wall in the sandy street, then parade a bunch of horses through the streets twirling around and
After 6 action packed days, Marlene and Robin headed inland to St. Louis for 4 days before heading back to Canada and we started to get organized for our 5 day passage to Gibraltar.
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