Mallorca 2007 Pics Bob on BAC Majorca 2007

  • May 6 - Loop to Bunyola
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    Bicycle route sign on the narrow road

    The Ride - The ride today was a loop from the hotel and back. It started out and finished in sunny skies and warm temperatures. Most of the ride was in country lanes so narrow that a bicycle and car had very little room to pass. Two cars couldn't pass each other. I had only one incident that was close.


    I ended up riding alone the whole day. Many of the group decided to hang out at the hotel or do short, flat rides. I started at about 9:30. The ride wandered through acres and acres of olive groves. It was fairly flat for the first 14 miles. Then it kicked up for the next 10 miles into the steep hills. The vistas were not as spectacular as previous days, but they were good. I stopped in a small village called Orient at a restaurant and sat on the outdoor terrace. It was Sunday so they weren't serving a full menu. Instead, they gave me bread drizzled with olive oil and layered with thinly sliced ham and a slab of cheese. This seems to be a common lunch in Mallorca because some of the group had the same thing a couple of days ago.


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    Wildflowers alongside the road

    After eating, I rode off downhill and then reached the final uphill. The uphill had a bunch of switchbacks. The other side of the hill began a descent of 26 miles back to the hotel. There were a few short uphills, but nothing major.


    The wildflowers were out in all of their glory. I stopped to take several pictures



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    Old, old olive tree


    The Hotel - Before breakfast at the Monnaber Nour, I wandered around the grounds and took several pictures. The hotel is built above an olive grove. Some of the trees are over 100 years old. The hotel, however, was built recently and made to look much older.


    The Food - Breakfast was the usual eggs, meat, cheeses, cereals, bread, pastries and fruit. The hotels try to cater to all nationalities and customs for breakfast. I concentrated on protein and carbs. The coffee was tasty but not as strong as the last hotel.


    My lunch was on the road as I mentioned before.


    Dinner was at the hotel's restaurant. It was much better than the night before. I started with chicken crepes. The filling was like a sweet chicken salad and the crepe was thin and tasty. My main course was fish cooked in Mallorcan style. It was nice and moist and had a spinach wrap. Dessert was Mallorcan custard which turned out to be creme brulee.


    Non-Cycling Activity - Happy hour was on the terrace overlooking the olive trees and the countryside. It was bright and clear. We had a couple of cheeses, prociutto, wine, etc. I used the hotel's free wifi to get on the internet to catch up on my blog and email.


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