July 6 - Mallorca, Spain 🇪🇸

Another great day with a journey to the Northwestern-most tip of the Balearic Island, Mallorca and the Formentor Peninsula, Cap de Formentor. The Mallorcans also call it the meeting place of the winds. The 13.5 Km road which runs from Port de Pollenca to Cap de Formentor was built by Italian engineer Antonio Parietti in 1925 and climbs from sea level to 384 metres at its peak. This road is affectionately called the snake road since, like usual for mountain roads when the slope is too steep, the road has to go oblique and several switchbacks are required to traverse the peninsula. It was some pretty white-knuckle driving...especially when large tour buses come head on at one of the hairpin curves and you’re forced to go into reverse and drive backwards up the hill with a cliff dropping to the sea at your side!

When the poet Miquel i Llobera, who owned the Cap de Formentor peninsula died, it was divided into lots and sold. In 1928 Adan Diego, an Argentinian native and art lover decided to build the Hotel Formentor. Today this property is a Royal Hideaway Hotel and it’s absolutely beautiful. We decided to stay the day here and enjoy the beach, the pool, and a bottle of Mallorca Rose to celebrate our safe arrival. This is such an exclusive property that they wouldn’t allow us to sit poolside unless we purchased a day room. Well, YOLO, so we bucked up the extra Euros and settled in. When it was time to leave, we showered up and changed our underwear for the drive home.

Observation Lookout on Cap de Formentor

Looking in the opposite direction at the Lookout point on Cap de Formentor

Cap de Formentor is reminiscent of the Amalfi Coast. So Beautiful!

Cala Pide la Posada, Cap de Formentor

The Mediterranean is warm & beautiful

A little pool time with the mandatory bottle of Rose

Checkin’ out our digs for the afternoon!