We continue on the road from the overlook just east of Port de Pollenca. The road down to Platja da Formentor is much like other secondary roads we've travelled across--small guardrail, two thin lanes (one for each direction), lots of curves and lots of steep drops. As we "bottom out" just near Platka da Formenta, the road becomes straight and cuts through a forest. Emerging from the forest, one finds themselves several hundred meters above the ocean, again with steep cliffs. The next 11 kilometers gives a roller-coaster enthusiast a good adrenaline rush. After 11 kilometers of Bethany wearing out the "oh-s#!t handle" and hogging the middle of the road whenever possible, we arrive at the lighthouse at Cap de Formentor. This lighthouse is on the last windswept pinnacle of this stretch of granite protrusions. Its
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