Exploring Mallorca

Ted. Judy and I met Monica last April in Costa Rica. She and her friend, Anna were celebrating their completion of medical school back home in Barcelona. On parting, we promised to meet again in Barcelona in October where we were to board a ship back to the US. Monica picked us up at our hotel there, along with our friends Terry and Sue and we had a wonderful evening together. 

Upon learning that we planned to visit Mallorca this month, Monica immediately made plans to travel there herself to spend a few days with a friend from medical school who was born and raised on the island. She informed us that Carme and she would pick us up at our hotel and give us a custom tour. Carme’s family has lived in the town of Manacor as far back as anyone can remember and they speak Mallorquin, the island variant of Catalan. The Nadal family is another old Manacor family and yes, tennis star Rafael still lives there. As a typical young Europeans, Monica and Carme speak excellent English. We learned a lot from the two women as they discussed politics, culture, medicine and careers. They are both very intelligent, well spoken and passionate. We had coffee in Valldemossa, drove the hills past Banyalbufar and enjoyed lunch in Estellencs before winding our way back to Palma. Here are a few of the snapshots capturing a day we will not soon forget.

Carme, Judy & Monica