Menorca - Natural beauty and cutting the technology cord

After spending four days physically, and months mentally, trying to get to Minorca, Spain, we thoroughly enjoyed a week of almost total disconnectedness. Minorca is an island off the coast of Spain that we would have never visited except that it was the only timeshare that would trade with my mom's in Virginia, and what a treat. 

Apparently, thanks to a bit of a feud between Spain's former dictator, Franco, and the Minorcan King of that time, Minorca was not allowed to develop tourism for about four decades, so it's natural beauty shines through, EVERYWHERE!! It was designated a UNESCO biosphere site so although there are now plenty of nice places to stay, it is really tranquilo (my new favorite word).

It was the perfect place for us to relax, the girls to play on the many varied beaches, and deal with life without wi-fi. 

The history was amazing, as the Island had been inhabited for over three thousand years. Early Christians, in the 5th century, built caves in the rocky coves and shared their faith with locals who were worshiping rock structures called Talaiots. Sadly, a bit later, these same Christians, forcibly converted local Jews, and banished those that wouldn't. Sigh... 

Anyway, we are back on mainland Spain now and our country mice girls are getting accustomed to city life... sort of. It is just dawning on them that we will be living in a city for the next year and, well, the jury is out. Praying we can all adjust but loving it for the time being.