Evening falls in F-land

I have spent the past hour or so simply sat on the edge of a nature reserve looking out at the view across the water (mildy distracted trying not to get ants in my pants). Over to my right is a totally naked man trying to rev-up his speed boat, which is interesting. Over to my left is a naked man going swimming. I feel I may not be well-informed enough about this area to be perched here. I have been trying not to look at them, and instead focussing on the little crabs in the water in front of me. I think when/if I return here, I will bring a sketch book and some suncream. And some blinkers to stop my gaze unnecessarily falling on old naked men. Eww.

View right now in Formentera

So ladies and gents.. in true 'Katie in Ibiza' style, I just randomly jumped on a boat and headed to a new destination - Formentera. It was recommended to me on a weird Things To Do In Ibiza website - which makes no sense, seeing as it is not in Ibiza - and is in fact a whole new place. Anyways.. it's very nice here, and calm and quiet (very un Ibiza) and pretty - and the sun appears to be coming out. I like it so much in fact, that if it's sunny later in the week - perhaps I will come back. Lots of nice boats here. And lizards.

Tasty giant pizza

Last night we went out for dinner in Mallorca to an amazing restaurant that serves totally giant pizzas - in paella dishes. This photo doesn't really explain how big they were (though look at the size of the plates and cutlery next to the dish for an idea). This picture is more here to demonstrate how daft I get when there is any opportunity to write something, with anything, anywhere. Here is 'Hello' in Spanish written with all the crusts and leftovers from our meals. The waiter liked it :)

Mallorca - all the photos!

Check out the photos from my spontaneous weekend in Mallorca - over HERE!

Mud mask adventures in Mallorca

Sunday in Mallorca was spent doing a lovely long hike along the cliffs (see posts below) with the destination being a mad little cove with natural mud pools. In less rough times (it was pretty blowy that day) you would cover your whole body in the stuff and swim to wash it off.. check out what we did instead..

Feeding fish with your feet..

A rather 'merry' Spanish man persuades me and my pal Kate to feed some fish using our feet.. totally gross to be honest! Haha.

Cliff-jumping in Mallorca - the video!

I have no idea why I told my friends that I would come along to a big old cliff in Mallorca - and jump off it. But I did. See the results and me freaking-out (rather embarrassingly) before attempting my jump.. plus some highlights of the far braver people who I was with!

Back in Ibiza!

Hola amigos! I'm back in Ibiza and waiting for a transfer bus to head back into Ibiza town. This week's new Trident winners arrive this evening - and we are going to go to some of this week's Closing Parties. My weekend in Mallorca was fun and great to see some amazing new places, incredible views and... Mud! I came back to Evisaa on this insanely massive boat!

Amazing views today.. Love this place

Mud face!

Video to come of our adventure into muddy face land... Gunky fun! :)

Good sign

Hike view part two :)

Time for a hike!

Today me and my pals have decided to go for a hike around the coast of Mallorca near Deia. We are going to walk for a few hours along the cliffs and woodlands till we find a famed tiny pool that's full of mud that you can rub all over you. Not that you can't do that with normal mud, but you know ;) Here is the view at the start of our walk..

Sunset in Mallorca

I never tire of beautiful sunsets. Ahhhhhhhh.

Some thoughts

Here are some thoughts I've been having, please excuse my rambling:
Each of these new places I travel to seems more beautiful and incredible than the last, and it amazes me to think that there are people that get to see views like this every day. But then I've also realised that the people that do see this sort of thing all the time can forget it's amazing. I live in London and I forget there are bits that are lovely... But... Buttttt... Would I forget how beautiful this place is if I lived here? I've always been someone who adores light and colour and even just the sky here makes me so happy.. Hmm. Just rambling now. Hmm. Should I move to somewhere sunny when the 30 festivals are over? That's what I've been thinking.

Hello from Mallorca!

Cliff jumping in Mallorca...?

Well here is the cliff. And here is the view. I'm gonna try and jump off. Results on video to follow!

Hanging with my pal howie!

On a boat on a boat!

So.. Have rather spontaneously decided to leave Ibiza... And get on a boat to Mallorca for a few days.. And then come back again. I think we forget as Europeans that everything is so close, and you can pop over to another place as easy as pie. Pie in this case being a giant boat. With a load of soldiers and small dogs on it - not sure there is a correlation between those two ;) See you on the other side!

Lovely lovely

Sure, Ibiza has a reputation for being a bit of a mental raving party island frequented by drunk rowdy foreigners.. But that really is only half the story. It's easy to forget that at the quieter moments and off-season this can be a tranquil and beautiful island with winding little White-painted spanish streets, delicious seafood, incredible views and friendly locals. Right now I'm down at the port and it's so calm and lovely :-)