17 July 2011: Finally, we're really REALLY in the Med
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 08:53AM We are on the island ofIbiza,part of the Balearic Islands. The Name Balaeric, according to history, comes from Phoenician and roughly translates to ‘men who throw stones’ (as a means of defending their island). Looking at the shoreline, you can see that they had plenty of ammunition. After the Phonecians came the Romans, who named them Pitiusae in reference to the scrub pine the covers the island. Reading that in the piloting book let me to imagine tall pine forests like you might find in the Redwood Forest, or even North Carolina. It is more of the Jersy pine barren- variety. Don’t get me wrong, comparing the Ballaeric Islands to New Jersey hardly seems fair (nothing against Jersey, but hey). Nontheless, one can imagine Romans tromping around these islands – they are beautiful. I would not say ‘mountainous’, but substantial hills (covered in pine), rambing roadways that pass through hayfields, hotels, and villas.
The water is so clear and warm. We spend a good part of the late afternoon setting the anchor. The hardbor was filled far past capacity, but we found a spot (after many tries) that seems solid. The kids were getting antsy with the beach in sight, so we piled in the dinghy to go ashore. I went for a beautiful run – using the term loosely as the paved road gave way to dirt road, which turned to trail through the pine where walking was the only option. I turned back only after paranoia of not being able to find my way back in the dark. On the way home I picked wild blackberries. Half the size of what grows on Saltspring Island, but twice as sweet.
I keep trying to describe the island as ‘like this’ or like that, but it is so different and unique,it is just Ibiza.
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