Five Days To Fall In Love With Mallorca [Season 1, Episode 22] - a podcast by Sheila Dee & Evo Terra - Third World Survivors
from 2015-06-09T18:00
Full Show Script
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Evo: When we left you last week, we were on the island of Mallorca, wrapping up our epic tour of Spain.
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She: For the geographically challenged, Mallorca lies almost directly south of Barcelona, roughly halfway between Europe and Africa.
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Evo: Beware of salt-stealing pirates from Africa!
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She: Yes, everyone remembers your fascination with pirates from a few shows back. Can you get on with your commentary on Mallorca?
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Evo: Right, Mallorca. At twice the size of Oahu (that's where Honolulu is) it's the largest of the Balearic Islands and a hot-spot for international tourism. Once you get a look at the emerald colored seas and stunning limestone cliffs, you'll know why. If you're picturing a perfect Mediterranean paradise, it'll look a lot like Mallorca.
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She: It's also just the right spot to open up a craft beer brewery. At least that's what Sven did when he opened up Forastera. You remember Sven from last week's show:
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Evo: That Sven. As you might have noticed, Sven's not a native of Mallorca. Just another loud, boisterous German making his home in this Mediterranean paradise. No, wait. I can't back that up. I mean, there may be more loud, boisterous Germans living in Mallorca, but I didn't see any. Just Sven. He's loud and boisterous enough to make it sound like there are many, many more living in the city.
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She: I was sick the day you took him up on his offer to visit his brewery and try the IPA. So... how was it?
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Evo: Yeah, about that. I drove over to Forastera with Gillian's daughter, Lizzie and her boyfriend, Miguel. Sven was there. But the fabled IPA he wanted me to try...?
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She: Wait. He was out of the beer he invited you to the brewery to try? You're joking.
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Evo: I don't joke about missing out on craft beer, lady. [sigh]
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Evo: That should have been my clue that the gods were conspiring against us during our final days in Spain. Because just as Sheila started recovering, I went down for the count. HARD. And didn't emerge from the room for two days.
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[waves]
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She: And that left me plenty of opportunity to explore Sant Elm, the tiny town on the far edge of Mallorca where we made our home for about five days. It's a beautiful island, and I can't wait to get back to take in more of the surf and sun.
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Evo: Just off the western tip of Mallorca is another smaller island called Dragonera Island. It's mostly undeveloped, and the only access is a boat taxi that conveniently left right from Gillian's restaurant,
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