This is my final spot to spend a few days. The tiny municipality and small coastal village is known for its natural beauty and its literary and musical residents. Among its more well known residents is Richard Branson, the Virgin Records mogul, and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame. With its tiny population of 620 it is quiet and very manageable. It’s easy to see the appeal because of the stunning topography, foliage, and stone structures. The only negative that is easily identified is the roads. They are so narrow and winding that if you miss your turn, it won’t be easy to turn around. It could take several miles to make the correction. That’s a small price to pay to be able to spend some time here.
Map showing the Deia area and location on the north coast..The walk up to my temporary home in Deia, La Residencia.Some of the gardens on the property which are peppered with art sculptures.View of the the main pool area at La Residencia with the small town of Deia in the background.Breakfast by the pool.Street scene in Deia.Great little Spanish restaurant just across the street from La Residencia.Local beach scene where I was to pick up a catamaran for the afternoon. It is the vessel on the right.Another angle of the same beach.Mallorca northern coastline as seen from the boat.The restaurant on the top of the cliff is the lunch destination. It is almost exclusively accessed from the water.Water level view of the cove where we moored the catamaran.The hike up to some of the best paella on the planet.The view in the opposite direction and the only road in. Primarily the narrow road is used by the family who lives here and owns and operates this establishment.Arial view of the same cove. Not quite at the restaurant yet.View from my table. Even if the food was marginal, it would have been great dining here. Take a look at this. Here it is very proudly exhibited. He almost needed a third arm to hold it. His smile is akin to a proud new papa with his child. Loaded with a crazy amount of very fresh seafood, this thing killed.The family that owns the establishment lives here. Remember if you are old enough, playing with actual toys and games, not video games. And that Amazon Green in the cage completes the scene.“She’s a man baby.” Austin Powers in The Spy who Shagged me. This beauty was hanging in the lobby of a sushi restaurant I was dining in. Quite an eye catcher, wouldn’t you agree?
