Sheila’s birthday

We celebrated Sheila’s birthday with a nice long lunch in Santa Maria with friends from Germany and Mallorca. After that we strolled through Palma which is all decorated for Christmas already.

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Walking on the beach in the sun

Jessica became a British citizen today, and Sheila who had helped her with the application went to Manchester to attend the ceremony. Great that this somewhat complicated process is completed now!

I stayed in Mallorca. One of the things I like doing is walking barefoot on a sandy beach in the sun. I indulged this passion for three hours today on the beach in the Bay of Alcudia. In summer this is terribly crowded and full of sun umbrellas and chairs, today there were only a few other wanderers like me.

Allein, aber hektisches Wochenende

Letzten Donnerstag haben wir unsere Gäste verabschiedet und wir sind jetzt eine Woche allein. Das Wochenende war dennoch recht gefüllt mit einem Abendessen in Sa Pobla am Donnerstag, einer deutschen Wanderung am Freitag, Mittagessen bei Freunden in Santanyi am Samstag und einem Jazzkonzert in der Kulturfinca Son Baulo heute. Das Wetter ist weiterhin sonnig und warm, bis zwanzig Grad mittags. Nächste Woche kann ich mich erholen und Golf spielen, Sheila fliegt nach Manchester.

Alle Betten belegt!

Gestern Abend sind Corne und Wolfgang zu uns gekommen und jetzt sind alle Betten belegt. Heute sind wir in Lluc gewandert und Wolfgang hat danach das Hobie kayak ausprobiert. Jetzt kocht Sallie uns ein interessantes Abendessen das fantastisch riecht. Wir genießen Mallorca.

Port Soller

The weather improved and today was dry with some sunny intervals. We went for a hike around Port Soller, followed by a nice sea food lunch. Our guests had to take the tram to Soller of course.

Things to do in the rain

We have a second day of rain, but the weather is supposed to improve this afternoon. Yesterday we drove out to Cap Formentor, today Sallie and Juerg are renting bicycles to ride along Palma Beach (they are from Vancouver after all!). Sheila and I are in the cappuccino group.

New visitors

My parents and Andrea have left, we had one day alone and now friends of ours from Vancouver joined us. The weather is mixed, but we enjoyed a nice day in Palma today, including a long lunch.

Another nice day

It is mostly sunny and warm, very enjoyable. Yesterday we went on a 7.5km hike around Lluc, today we used the paddle boards. Andrea got so hot that she went for a swim, and Sheila joined her. A bit too cold for me at a water temperature of 19 degrees, but fun to watch.

Hike around the Soller Valley

We went for a hike around the Soller Valley today, starting in Port de Soller and going up the mountains to the north of it through beautiful terrassed olive and orange groves. The reward was a nice lunch in town. The weather was warm and sunny today, good enough to take the paddle boards out in the afternoon.

Hiking in the valley

Hobie board kayak

Besuch in Mallorca

Nach viel Regen in Mallorca im Oktober ist das Wetter seid unserer Ankunft durchweg freundlich. Gestern sind Mutti und Papa uns besuchen gekommen und heute haben wir einen Ausflug nach Port d’Alcudia gemacht, inklusive einem wunderschönen Fischessen. Morgen kommt Andrea noch dazu, mal sehen wie das mit dem Bergwandern gehen wird.