Palma Mallorca is a summer island so we visited it a little off season. However, Casey and I enjoyed the active atmosphere. It was an older crowd, but I saw hundreds of road bikers, runners, and rollerbladers out and about. Casey and I spent the day at the cuevas del drach- the caves of the dragon! It was really cool and hosts one of the largest underground lakes.
The peacocks running around outside were really pretty as well! In the middle of the tour, we stopped and watched a classical music concert on the lake. When we got back we sat outside another little restaurant and drank sangria. We walked around the beach and on the rocks while the sun set and bartered at the shops for Messi Barcelona jerseys. The city also has quite a bit of German influence, which we found interesting while trying to find a place to eat dinner.
The next day we hopped on the bandwagon and rented bikes. We found an awesome bike trail that ran along the ocean. We saw so many colorful sail boats and after about an hour we made it to the beautiful cathedral.
On the way back, we had a slight incident: Casey’s chain came off. Luckily three foreign bikers stopped to help us. We had no idea what they were saying, but they were hilarious joking around with each other and fixed it in no time. We spent the rest of the afternoon laying by the water until it was time to head off to flight number 5.
We arrived in Valencia that evening and found our cool backpackers hostel and our 16 bunk room. We talked to our English roommates and then headed off to find something for dinner. We settled on ham and cheese crepes and ate them outside while a concert was going on in one of the squares. We met some girls in our hostel and went to get a drink with them.
On the way back, one of the girls ran into a Polish girl, German guy, and an English guy that she had met earlier. Apparently, they missed their pub crawl so they wanted Hannah to be their new leader. Casey and I were in and we all walked down the crazy, main street to find a pub. They were all so interesting to talk to and it ended successfully.
Hannah came with Casey and I to the beach the next day where the cutest puppy came and put his little head on my knee!
Finally, after boarding our 6th and final flight, touring five cities, laying on Spain’s beaches, drinking countless pitchers of sangria, meeting many new people, and visiting with old friends, our Spring Break was over. Butttt not really… I was off to London three days later! Posts from that soon!!
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