Mao (Mahon) and the Island of Cheese, Wine, and Gin

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After sleeping off a terrible day of travel we decided to head to the capital of Menorca (Mao/Mahon....everything here has two names, one in Spanish, one in Catalan). Mao was hosting British Days which meant tastings of local products, traditional crafts, 18th century costumes, and gin tastings. Lucky for me, this island is known for its cheese, wine, and gin. We enjoyed tasting our way through a wide variety of Menorcan cheeses, wines, and gin while D enjoyed dancing on the stage and petting a goat.

We had traveled to Mao mostly to take a boat tour of the harbor. We bought our ticket and then went in search of lunch. We found a fabulous crepe place on the water and enjoyed feeding D her first taste of heaven (mine was chicken, menorcan cheese, and bechamel sauce and Pat's was spinach, menorcan cheese, and raisins). For 11 Euros each we had just over an hour tour of the Mao harbor on a double decker boat with a lower deck equipped with glass to see underwater. Delaney absolutely LOVED being on the boat, but constantly wanted to jump over the side. It was quite the workout to keep her on the boat. The harbor was beautiful, complete with old forts, a quarantine hospital, Richard Branson's vacation place (tiny, surprisingly), and a charming little fishing village. It was well worth the money.

We headed back to our resort and enjoyed hiking around a bit before calling it a day.

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Comments

[Charlotte]

Water Hazard
Yep, David backed into the water at a mall in the dead of winter before I could get to him. I vote for the cute dancer in the pink hat...clearly the winner.

[Janet]

Lovin' it
Loving your blogs, I really look forward to seeing a new one. Everything looks beautiful and it looks like D is starting early as a world class traveler!