Minorca

 Hola Amigos !

S'ALGAR MINORCA  A few kilometres here and there.

Anthony and John go foreign.

Any guilt about flying ? Well............................. ?

Not exactly a Meanderthal walk but some walking was done.

Some of our Meanderthals join the annual "Sunshine" trip organised by Our Lady and St Edwards church in Fulwood. This year only John and Anthony were free to go. After a two hour plus flight we landed at Mahon and were soon settling in at the Allua Hotel in S'Algar.

The area had a decidedly Spanish Character. As you would expect.

S'Salgar was not a typical Spanish holiday resort as the coast was wild and rocky with non of the usual seaside facilities. No Beach !

Anthony and John set off to explore the coastal footpath.

The footpath however was somewhat difficult to follow . At times disappearing altogether.

It was our intention  to visit the tower seen on the next headland.

 

As we seemed to be getting near, however, a narrow inlet took us to the tiny hamlet of Alcalfar. Here we were beguiled by a delightfully shady cafe . (It was a WARM day)

 

As we sat enjoying our coffees the tower looked to be still some distance away (ahem)
So we decided that as it had taken an hour to get here we would forget the tower and go back to the hotel by a different route. The reader must understand that this was NOT  a walking holiday😉

The area was basically rural with the most attractive , white villages scattered throughout.

We followed the village road for some distance until we came across this small chapel.... It was closed.

A little further up the road and we came to a "Camina" (a footpath)

This would take us back towards the hotel.

Everywhere there were interesting things to discover. Like the ubiquitous olive wood gates which were used by both old and new premises.

Works of art abounded such as this mosaic tree.... but..

....what a strange way to represent the tree's trunk.

The island was rich in archaeological sites and one day we joined a guided tour.

We visited other sites as well.

The area provided other opportunities for walks ,often with other members of the group. In my case with my wife Val.

A shady square in Mahon.

As a musician (oh yeah ?) I was amused by this instrument outside a shop. 

A REAL BABY GRAND !

The city of Mahon, a twenty minute bus ride away,  was well worth exploring.

A random Mermaid. My Spanish was not good enough to translate the explanation on the base.

Mahon's natural harbour possibly the biggest in Europe.

This looks like a lovely sunny, Mediterranean day.  but  the wind at this point was almost strong enough to blow you over and made the day feel decidedly chilly.
The beautiful weather was frequently marred by never ending wind.

More artwork on the steps of the Cathedral.

A very large naked lady........ but who is she ?

There were a lot more people with us on the trip and so much more to see but I must not fall into the trap of showing our reader more of what are in fact Holiday snaps.

ADIOS

JUAN W

p.s. We went to church on Saturday evening and the service ended with the congregation standing up and singing "Glory Glory alleluia" It was like being at a football match, Of course that anthem was originally a prayer so all was quite correct but it did make us smile.