Cuando me propusieron empezar la temporada de verano, con una travesía en velero alrededor de Ibiza y saliendo desde Denia, he de admitir que me dio cierto respeto, aunque afortunadamente se me pasó pronto. Me encanta ir a Ibiza fuera de temporada y disfrutar de las magníficas calas que hay por toda la isla, y lo de tripular un velero, me atraía como curiosidad. Así que dije sí.
El resultado fue mejor de lo esperado. Han sido unas vacaciones perfectas para desconectar. Suficientemente relajadas para descansar y recuperar fuerzas, y lo suficientemente activas con todo el manejo de cabos y velas, como para no tener mucho tiempo para pensar demasiado. El máximo esfuerzo intelectual era ver qué viento iba a soplar al día siguiente y ayudar a nuestro capitán a decidir la noche donde fondearíamos.
Si a eso le añades un tiempo espectacular, una tripulación perfecta, y descubrir un nuevo hobby, creo que es normal que esté pensando en cuándo repetimos… (e incluso en sacarme el PER!).
Más fotos con olor a mar en esta presentación.
Ibiza has many brands out in the tourist market. Apart from the sun & sand destination or the party destination, it is also famous among the hippy community. It has historically been a place to meet for people in this community, and one of the remaining proofs of it are the hippy markets. The following pictures are examples of handcraft that can be found in the Dalias Market, one of the most famous in Ibiza, and in my opinion, far from being authentically hippy, it is just another tourist attraction for everybody in the island.
It’s probably one of the world’s best known places, so I am not going to describe it.
I will just say that I got truly impressed by the clean water, the nature in the island and the hundreds of nice coves all around the island.
It was quite interesting to walk around the Ibiza city, and see a city totally ready for the tourists. In some sense, it was like some areas of Benidorm, where you cannot imagine life without sun and crowds of people. Nevertheless, Ibiza has something else.
Ibiza is the destination of all kind of people: the ones who look for splendid beaches like the ones in Formentera, the ones looking for any of the hundreds of discos in the island, the ones of the yachts, the hippies, … Everybody.
And in all those groups, we can find the “poor” tourists (those coming to party or to the beach for a weekend for a few euros including hotel, meals and discos), and those who make Ibiza one of the places with a highest number of luxury cars in the world (I’m still shocked with how many people go there just to show off, without paying attention to the “how much”)… Strange but attractive combination. Only one thing in common: “enjoy”.
I must say that I discover a small paradise much closer than expected: Formentera. It is a small island next to Ibiza, not as populated as the latter, but with really nice beaches with water like in the Caribbean Sea.
There is an advertisement of a beer, which has been filmed in Formentera and tries to transmit the life in the Balearic islands in summer… It’s a hot among the local people in Ibiza and surroundings, and it is impossible not to get caught by the rhythm of the song.
