While Kate was here we rented a car for a few days and used it to explore parts of the island that are hard or impossible to get to with the train or bus. Also, if you do the math, it had been over half a year since I had driven a car, and I was doing it in a rental, with a stick shift, kinda-sorta knowing the road signs, and, most terrifyingly, on roads filled with Spanish and tourist drivers.
And it was awesome! Driving a car is the best thing ever!
One of the first towns we came to was Galilea, which is built along a ridge line at the top of a mountain pass. Almost all of the houses are perched on a cliff like this one.
Our next stop as we headed to the road that runs along the mountainous western coast of Mallorca was the town of Andrax. The old town is up in the hills, across the mountains from Palma. The Port of Andrax is a big tourist destination but the old town was quiet when we were there.
This picture was taken in front of the cathedral that we stopped to see in Andrax. You get no pictures of that, but look at the great view with the Port out in the distance.
Gratuitous cat pic. Except this cat looks like Ridley.
We arrived at this cafe just as it was opening, before all of the (German) tourists in vans, bikes, motorcycles, and cars showed up.
We were able to get prime outdoor seating on the terrace which looked over a 500ish foot drop down to the Mediterranean below.
The sun was out and the water was calm and crystal clear. It was an excellent stop for a coffee.
Next to the restaurant was this little overlook that used to have some sort of shrine in the building at the top.
We had a nice Dutch couple (who lived in Germany now) take our picture at the top.
We stopped several times to admire the view. The Spanish idea of security fencing differs slightly from what you may see in the USofA.
A section of the road that follows the Western Coast of Mallorca.
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