The wind is still howling, but the sun has reappeared, and a few brave souls are back on the beach watching the waves crash in. We head off for today’s destination, the Cuevas del Drach, or Dragon Caves, which are about an hour’s drive away over on the island’s east coast. As we near the caves we pass through the small town of Manacor, which we read is the birthplace of Rafael Nadal. The great man trains here at his own 40,000 square metre Rafa Nadal Sports Centre, which houses amongst other things 26 tennis courts, the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy and the Rafael Nadal Experience Museum. We booked tickets for the caves on-line for a very specific entry time, and we join a group of what looks like somewhere around 200 people at the entrance.
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