Sunday 4th May

Alarm went off at 7:00am as we were entering the port of Palma De Mallorca where we shared our berth with the many ferries which scuttle backwards and forwards between Mallorca and the mainland (and other islands). From our cabin we could see the many posh yachts which share the marina adjacent to us. After a quick breakfast we caught the shuttle bus into town which dropped us behind the Cathedral and so we decided to walk along the waterfront for a while and then make our way inland, wise choice; everyone else headed straight into town and we met them all later heading in the opposite direction.

Weather was great, not too hot and very sunny so spent most of the day exploring Palma and sitting in sunny squares drinking coffee and watching the street performers. Instead of catching the shuttle we decided to walk the three miles back along the front admiring all the expensive yachts (and the expensive girls draped all over them – me that is, not Carol). That was Palma, a nice place for a long weekend.

We sailed at 3:30pm so it was a short visit all things considered. This evening was the final ‘round the worlders’ cocktail party and they made sure it was the best one. They are always good with things like mini fillet steaks & sliced lobster (or scallops) surf and turf plus dozens of other posh nibbles. This evening caviar was on offer and whilst I don’t mind it, it is not something I can rave about, I had some more just to make sure though. Champagne is another thing that was served in ample quantities, again not something I rave about, but after a few glasses it gets quite acceptable. The captain gave his speech which contained all the facts about the voyage (I’ll let you know in the final blog) and we then made our way to the penultimate formal dinner, which turned out to be quite a jolly one. Oh! By the way we are having problems with the internet on board again so not sure if these emails get to you on time and my phone is still playing up, so I don’t know if text messages are getting out.