We get some sort of food at Stansted
A Trip to Sóller, Mallorca, Spain - 8th-14th September 2012
It's the second visit in two years to the lovely house of Ca'n Posteta, in the mountains on the western coast of Mallorca, just outside the pretty town of Sóller. This year there are 10 adults (Grandad comes too this year, making it a true three-generational "fammerly" holiday) and five children, which with the "perceived presence of sprogs" power law of 2n-1 means there seemed to be four times as many children/teens as last year's three. Still, the house is big enough so there's always somewhere to hide. Whilst there, there's plenty of massed eating, we finally discover the "big" supermarket, and there's lots of hanging out by the swimming pool. Also, Philly, Noddy and Nosher head off for a morning walk for a couple of miles up in to the hills - down the road to the edge of Sóller and up around the back of the house via Binibassi and down in to Biniaraix for a swift freshly-squeezed orange juice at the Bar Biniaraix, then onwards almost in to Sóller again before the return to the house.
next album: A Few Hours in Valdemossa, Mallorca, Spain - 13th September 2012
previous album: The BSCC does Matthew's Church Bike Ride, Suffolk - 8th September 2012
A couple of Ruinair 737s on the ground
Another plane comes in
Stansted Airport just after take off
Harry - Mister Cheese - is asleep on the plane
The Isle of Wight and the Solent
Bleak sign on the seat in front
Fred, Harry and Evelyn in the hammock
Fred in the hammock
The house: Ca'n Posteta
Fred runs up the drive
Cacti and mountains
Downtown Sóller in the evening light
Jamie, Grandad and Noddy
Back to the regular haunt of Café Sóller
Kids play around in the town square
The church at night
Hanging around by the street lights
Fred runs around the square
Fred and Isobel in the pool
Another view of the mountains
The back patio and table
Isobel points at ants
The fridge gets ready for the week ahead
Isobel and Harry in the much sought-after hammock
Hands-free hammock
Fred clings on to a tree
Isobel hauls Mister Cheese around
The cloud-topped mountains of Mallorca
Nosher does a sketchy painting of the view
Light from stained glass paints the front door
A farmhouse shuttered window
Multi-coloured eucalyptus tree
A sad donkey
The sun goes down
Flags and a soft-toy bull on the edge of Sóller
Davida, Philly, Grandad and Isobel walk to Sóller
Back-street shop
Isobel walks around
Wandering through town in the dusk
We pause for a beer near the tram stop
A tram rumbles by
Café culture
Philly and Davida at Cafeteria Central
Splashes of stained-glass light
Stained glass over the front door
The swimming pool by night
Harry and Fred eat breakfast
Harry looks suspiciously at Noddy's ukulele
A bit of wasteland
A view of the town of Sóller
Misty mountains
Philly, Nosher and Noddy walk through Binibassi
Bright pink flowers
A dirt road
Philly looks out over a dry riverbed
Philly surveys the road
We inspect a plastic crocodile hung on a fence
Curious mats of red algae in an irrigation pond
The back streets of Biniaraix
The Bodega Biniaraix
Orange juice and coffee at the Bodega Biniaraix
On the tram to Port Sóller
Isobel and Harry on the tram
The white mopeds of Bullimoto
Port Sóller
Port Sóller beach
Grandad and Fred look at the boats
The touristy frontage of Port Sóller
Grandad, Isobel and Harry
Chuck and Philly set fire to stuff
Evelyn and Isobel put out some pre-barbeque nibbles
Time for dinner
The barbeque gets going
Philly throws some meat on to the fire
Philly does his thing
The gathered masses
Sticky the stick insect comes to visit
The party moves indoors as it rains a bit outside
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We get some sort of food at Stansted
We get some sort of food at Stansted
A couple of Ruinair 737s on the ground
Another plane comes in
Stansted Airport just after take off
Harry - Mister Cheese - is asleep on the plane
The Isle of Wight and the Solent
Bleak sign on the seat in front
Fred, Harry and Evelyn in the hammock
Fred in the hammock
The house: Ca'n Posteta
Fred runs up the drive
Cacti and mountains
Downtown Sóller in the evening light
Jamie, Grandad and Noddy
Back to the regular haunt of Café Sóller
Kids play around in the town square
The church at night
Hanging around by the street lights
Fred runs around the square
Fred and Isobel in the pool
Another view of the mountains
The back patio and table
Isobel points at ants
The fridge gets ready for the week ahead
Isobel and Harry in the much sought-after hammock
Hands-free hammock
Fred clings on to a tree
Isobel hauls Mister Cheese around
The cloud-topped mountains of Mallorca
Nosher does a sketchy painting of the view
Light from stained glass paints the front door
A farmhouse shuttered window
Multi-coloured eucalyptus tree
A sad donkey
The sun goes down
Flags and a soft-toy bull on the edge of Sóller
Davida, Philly, Grandad and Isobel walk to Sóller
Back-street shop
Isobel walks around
Wandering through town in the dusk
We pause for a beer near the tram stop
A tram rumbles by
Café culture
Philly and Davida at Cafeteria Central
Splashes of stained-glass light
Stained glass over the front door
The swimming pool by night
Harry and Fred eat breakfast
Harry looks suspiciously at Noddy's ukulele
A bit of wasteland
A view of the town of Sóller
Misty mountains
Philly, Nosher and Noddy walk through Binibassi
Bright pink flowers
A dirt road
Philly looks out over a dry riverbed
Philly surveys the road
We inspect a plastic crocodile hung on a fence
Curious mats of red algae in an irrigation pond
The back streets of Biniaraix
The Bodega Biniaraix
Orange juice and coffee at the Bodega Biniaraix
On the tram to Port Sóller
Isobel and Harry on the tram
The white mopeds of Bullimoto
Port Sóller
Port Sóller beach
Grandad and Fred look at the boats
The touristy frontage of Port Sóller
Grandad, Isobel and Harry
Chuck and Philly set fire to stuff
Evelyn and Isobel put out some pre-barbeque nibbles
Time for dinner
The barbeque gets going
Philly throws some meat on to the fire
Philly does his thing
The gathered masses
Sticky the stick insect comes to visit
The party moves indoors as it rains a bit outside