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Report #102 Palma de Mallorca, Spain April 11, 2017 Tuesday Sunny & 74 degrees Sailaway Part #4 Of 4 77 Pictures

Leaving Palma de Mallorca…..

 

The Costa Diadema left at 5pm

 

Scenery from deck nine

 

Terminal building

 

As the crow flies, much closer than the actual walk – we figured a 10 mile round trip

 

The other terminals were closer to town

 

Terminals one, two, and three

 

Marina

 

Hotels along the marina

 

The road we hiked

 

Bellver Castle

 

Downtown and the marina

 

The sun was just right for photos

 

The naval base

 

Fort San Miguel

 

No sail away party once again – try the Crow's Nest

 

Hotels on the hillsides

 

Good view from the top

 

Densely populated city

 

La Seu on the left and Basilica de Sant Francesc on the right

 

Mountains in the backround

 

The sun sets late here

 

This was the pilot boat

 

Mooring for ships

 

Hillsides and hotels

 

Marina is almost hidden with so many boats

 

Puerto de Palma

 

Downtown

 

Look at those masts for sailboats

 

We are backing up today

 

Tall masts

 

Small ferry

 

Nice way to spend a day

 

Yachts

 

Bellver Castle

 

Many hotels

 

This looks like fun

 

Gulls on the water

 

Close, but so far away

 

Best light this time of day

 

Mostly colonial

 

A juvenile gull

 

Eventually looks like this

 

Eagle-eye

 

Terminal where the Costa ship was docked

 

Marina

 

We can see one of the doors from here

 

Nice yachts

 

Always on the hunt

 

Cathedral

 

Leaving the port of Palma

 

Many terminals here

 

Popular place to visit

 

Speed boat

 

This is just the right size

 

Pilot's job is done

 

Sailing out to sea

 

Gull

 

A young one

 

He has company

 

Checking us out

 

Tour boat

 

Like this way better

 

Using the wind

 

Juvenile gull

 

Adult

 

Hi, there

 

Sailing towards Barcelona

 

In flight

 

All going the same way

 

The younger one

 

Last sail boat in

 

Look better from this angle

 

Graceful

 

Soaring

 

Eagle-eye

 

Only need to go 14 knots

 

Will reach Barcelona by 7am tomorrow