Today was our first day off. It was so exciting waking up this morning and knowing we had he whole day to ourselves. As an entire group we decided to rent two cars to take us around the island. Amanda and Tab know how to drive a standard so it was plausible for us to at least check it out. To our pleasant surprise it was only 30 euro per car so it cost us 10 in total which is the exact same as if we were to take a bus (bus far is just under 5 euro which is pricey). Anyhow the girls went to the car rental place for 9am. So then we set off on our day's adventure! Before I begin, I will first tell you there are no street signs. So maps were relatively useless considering we can't follow turns based on street names. We went mostly by memory of driving to the site and back, which was in the direction of our first destination. We hit the road and cruised towards the lighthouse. I was in Tab's car, which was the lead and somehow we lost them entirely. We turned and watched them continue to keep going straight. On our turn off we watched a man get out of the car and save a turtle. I was happy about that. Shortly after there was a snake curled up in the middle of the road who had disappeared on our way back. Unfortunately the lighthouse was closed so we couldn't go up it but the view was spectacular. The island looked amazing from that height not to mention how awesome the sea was. From there we headed to a monastery which sits on the top of a mountain. We almost died going up because the car stalled in the middle of a very steep uphill turn but we survived and will die another day. It was fun and a small place but beautiful none the less. Our last target was the beach where we planted ourselves the rest of the day. It was nice to sit and relax and tan. After returning to the house we were unproductive and just talked for hours. Tomorrow we hit Mahon which will be exciting. I'll keep you all posted, don't worry.
Surviving island adventures,
Surviving island adventures,
- Liz
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