Formentara - Day 5

So today we decided to take a ferry over to Formentara another Balearics island near Ibiza.

The ferry ride was a very choppy hour ride because it had rained all morning and there was a bit of weather still in the area.  But other than that there were great views of the mountains of Ibiza and some light houses on the way.  Their light houses all seem to look the same and have black and white stripes.

Upon arrival we decided to take a bus ride around the island.  First stop was a beach called Illetes, guess is the most popular and it's easy to see why.  

Crystal clear water with soft sandy beaches.  I tried out our new underwater camera and it did pretty well.  

There were also a bunch of nice looking sailboats a little ways out.  There were two bars near by both in what I'd call original fishing huts, nothing fancy, and right next to them were boat garages that were stick buildings that also looked rather original.  Very charming and peaceful.

So after enjoying a dip in the water we headed off to our next stop along the tour.  This was the beach called Pujols.  It's right off a more resort area with shops and food.  The beach it self was a bit mor rocky and not as inviting, so here we just settled for lunch.

Next stop was a lighthouse on the other side of the island.  There are a lot of natural walls through out the island separating areas as well as salt fields.  There were also these funny trees, they put poles under them to hold their branches up.  Not sure what the purpose was but any that were in an area that i would not consider wild wilderness were setup this way.  

Now the lighthouse Im not sure what I was expecting but a light house on the edge of a huge cliff was not it.  Georgeous views but oh that cliff, makes me nervous I'll forget how to walk and trip over the edge.

Final stop on our mini tour was a view from the top.  There was a higher point on the island that had a great view of the one side of the island and its beaches.  Guess maybe the otherwise is more cliff than nice calm beach.

So the tour next took us back to port and since we had over 3 hours before we took the last bus back we decided to walk over to that first beach we visited.  It was a pleasant walk along other beaches and some rocky areas.  Quinn definitely got an eye full, of course in Spain and other countries they tend to not like tan lines or maybe they just forget their swim suits but there was all levels of birthday suit sun bathing going on.  Both male and female.

Finally we ended our day with a disk ferry ride back to Ibiza.  It was much calmer and less bumpy as the trip out.