Mallorca day 8: a rest day (almost)

After the exertions of Dragonera, family enthusiasm for another Dadventure remained lower than a limbo-dancer's back, but as we entered week two I couldn't face spending all day by the pool/on the beach so made an early morning return to Formentor. I fell in love with it on our first visit and, being just a short drive away, it was no hardship to leave the rest of the family snoozing and retrace my steps.

Sunrise over Formentor

The same view a couple of hours later

Formentor

The view from Formentor back towards Boquer Valley

The same scruffy Blue Rock Thrush was hanging around the lighthouse as on my first visit, but there were no close encounters with Warblers this time. The birding may not have delivered then, but the light - oh the light! - certainly did: the view at dawn was spectacular, as was the partial cloud sea which developed as the sun rose.

The male Blue Rock Thrush at Formentor - a slight case of 'body off Baywatch, face off Crimwatch'

I tried to make him look good with a more flattering camera angle

Almost dapper in this one

The female Blue Rock Thrush backlit on the cliffs of Formentor