Hello from Ibiza (2)
September 28, 2004, 9:45 pm
We just returned to the resort after a gorgeous evening and
decent dinner in Santa Eularia del Riu. Today we spent the whole
day driving from beach to beach, starting on the northwest side
of the island, just north of Sant Antoni, continuing towards the
north side of the island and ending up in Santa Eularia.
The first we visited was La Salada, just north of Sant Antoni, a
place only reached via a very stony road. After parking the car
we had to walk another 10 or 15 minutes and we reached a very
secluded beach with rocky platforms where a few people (mostly
nudists) were sunning themselves. The view towards the sea
included a rocky island off the coast - what an amazing vista!
We continued on through the interior of the island and enjoyed
the hilly, rather quiet road. Then we reached Sant Miquel, and
the Port de Sant Miquel which is a very beautiful little town.
The next beach, Cala de Benirras, is also very beautiful with a
rocky outcrop in the middle of the bay. The scenery with the
coastal hills, rocky outcrops and the sea is just absolutely
stunning.
We continued on towards Portinatx and visited several beaches
there, again some of them with rocky outcrops situated in the
various bays. Then we made our way to Sant Joan de Labritja to
Cala Vicent which again is a stunning beach looking out toward
the island of Tagomago. We spent a bit of time there, but the
wind blowing in from the sea was really cool so we packed up and
kept visiting and photographing beach after beach just north of
Santa Eularia.
All the while we commented on how small this island is and how
much immense beauty there is concentrated here. For dinner we
went to Santa Eularia which has one of the most beautiful
seafront promenades that I have ever seen.
We had a 3 course dinner (menu del dia) at the Bar Sinatra
Restaurant which appeared to be a very upscale place. A regular
soup of the day was listed on the menu for 6.25 Euros! We on the
other hand had a nice dinner with appetizer, main course and
free drink (including wine) for 10.50 Euros. My grilled pork
chops were not the absolutely best, or at least tastiest, but
for the amount we paid we got a great value.
After a little icecream at the sea front we decided to get going
to get ready for our big trip to the island of Formentera
tomorrow.