We arrived Tuesday afternoon and immediately headed to the beach. The Med is a beautiful deep blue-green color that is spectacular! So, for that afternoon and each morning thereafter, we walked across the street from our hotel to the beach and set up camp. Jacob seemed to really enjoy playing in the sand, collecting seashells, and floating in his tube.
After lunch each day, we all headed back to the hotel room for our siesta. The Spanish really know what they’re doing! Originally, I thought we’d read or chat on the balcony while Jacob was napping, but we all ended up taking a little snooze each day. It doesn’t get much better than that! Usually we headed to the pool after nap time for a couple of hours before dinner. One day we played a round of mini golf which mostly consisted of Dustin and I putting and Jacob chasing the balls around and bringing them back to us. We even took a horse and buggy ride after dinner on our last night there.
Jacob eating some yummy dessert at dinner.
We stayed in Playa de Palma which is really just a typical beach town with the typical beach shops. I, however, wanted to check out the pearls I’ve always heard about. So, one afternoon we headed to Palma (the big city where we flew into) to do some shopping. When we arrived, the first thing we saw was a huge cathedral set on top of a hill overlooking the city. So, the sightseers came out in us and we had to go take a look.
After the cathedral, the real fun began! We perused some shops and learned that Mallorca pearls are actually man-made in factories out of natural sea materials. They’re not naturally occurring at all. This didn’t stop me from picking out a pair of earrings and a necklace. We agreed it would be my birthday present, so Dustin is making me wait until September to wear them. :(We each got ice cream cones shortly before we had to leave for the airport. Jacob was so tired by then that he nearly fell asleep eating his.
Well, that was our trip. We all made it home with no sunburns, so I call it a success! Although, when we arrived back in Holland, it was cold and rainy and made me long for the beach.
