Docked boats, harborside establishments, and tall cliffs look like the ideal Mediterranean setting for a cartoon bear’s (or perhaps pig’s, but we know that’s the Adriatic) fictional home base.
Maó by Night
Category: Balearic Islands
Dawn Greets Out Arrival to Maó
On the deck of the Wind Star, the arrival of dawn matched our arrival into the deepwater harbor of Maó. The details on either shore (captured in this more-than-30,000-pixel-wide panorama) are well worth clicking through to the full-sized image.
Small (by the Standards of the Terminal)
Though the Wind Star felt like a plenty-large ship while we traveled aboard her, docking at typical cruise ship terminals (an entirely novel experience for me) demonstrated that she was far smaller than common cruise ships.
Grocery Store/Cathedral
Everyday life continues, even amidst the drama and history of cities like Palma.
Rainbows Within Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma
Stained glass spreads an array of colors over visitors to the eighth largest church nave in the world.
Crossing a Dramatic Street
On a wickedly curving street beneath a dramatic Menorcan cliff, this simple crosswalk caught my eye.
Street by the Harbor in Mahón
The deep natural harbor of Mahón in Manorca has been in use for centuries and the small, charming structures along the waterfront have been preserved (with careful, direct action by the local population), leaving a (here’s my favorite adjective) Miyazaki-esque Mediterranean setting. The clifftop town above the harbor also makes for a perfect view from which to capture it all.
Decaseconds 