The Island that Isn't Mallorca

 

I am headed for Menorca, an island that is close to, but isn’t, Mallorca.

I keep calling it that because when I tell anyone here that I’m going to Menorca, they almost invariably say that they’ve heard Mallorca is great. I used to correct them and say that Menorca is a different island, but now I mostly just say that I’ve heard the same thing. In reality, I haven’t heard anything about Menorca. I just saw some pictures of it on the web and it seemed like a nice place to visit.

There are plenty of nice boats in Barcelona that could get me there. I checked into it and you can charter any of the larger yachts for around $600,000 per week in the off-season. It seems a little steep, but YOLO, I’m thinking maybe we get a few friends together this winter and take a trip.

For this trip, I’m not taking any of them. I was going to take a different boat, but I missed it (long story, first-world problems) so now I’m taking a plane.

And by tomorrow afternoon, I’ll know if Menorca lives up to the expectations I’ve developed from everything I’ve heard about it.