September 30, 2004, 4:15
Sitting here in an Internet Cafe in Cala Llonga on the east
side of the island. We spent about 2 hours in Ibiza today, me
just sightseeing, climbing up to the fortress and taking pictures,
Theresa finally getting her souvenir shopping done.
From about 1 pm on we have been spending our last few hours
at Cala Llonga, a beautiful beach, set in a deep inlet, where
we have been relaxing.
Yesterday was by far the most exciting day. We took a ferry
from Ibiza to Formentera
with the Balerias boat called Ibiza Jet (29.80 Euros for supposedly
the faster ferry at 25 minutes, it still took us 40 minutes
to get over to the other island.)
Formentera is a lot smaller than Ibiza, about 82 square km compared
to about 580. And itīs virtually flat, with only two areas with
a long hilly elevation. The highest point is on east end of
the island, at Far de la Mola, elevation about 200m.
Lighthouse on the east end of Formentera.
We rented 2 motor scooters to discover the island, which was
absolutely the best idea and the most fun. We had 2 little Piaggio
automatic scooters with a 50 cc engine, top speed about 70 km/h,
and a cost of 20 Euros a day, crappy helmet included.
Riding the motorscooter made me feel like a kid again!
We booted around the whole island, Far de La Mola, Far des Cap
de Barbaria - an almost lunar landscape with many little figures
of rock that must have been built by other tourists.
Then we moved on to Platja de Cala Saona, probably the nicest
beach on the island, set into a rocky scenery. Most other beaches
we saw (Es Copinar, Es Arenals on the south side of the island)
were very flat, sandy beaches, with little scenic interest.
However, the colour of the water, as anywhere on the islands
of Ibiza and Formentera is truly amazing, deep blue water with
turquoise and light blue patches. I couldnīt believe the colours
when I first saw them.
After handing our scooters back, we caught the slower ferry
back at 7
and arrived in Ibiza Harbour at about 7:30, all the while standing
on the outside deck and enjoying the cool air and the atmosphere
of an impending sunset. Then we just shopped for dinner at the
local Spanish "Walmart" and had a quiet dinner back at the resort.
Although it wasnīt so quiet after all, it was karaoke night
at the Gold Crown pub and there was many a singer who wasnīt
really meant to be in front of a microphone.
Finally around midnight the ruckus died down and I could get
to sleep. Well, tomorrow is our last day in Ibiza, our last
chance to enjoy the Mediterranean. Tonight we are going to enjoy
some true local Spanish dances in the village of Sant Miquel.
Should be interesting....
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from Javea.
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