Practicing & Practicing
Today was a tennis day…1.5 hours in the morning and in the afternoon with a two hour break in between. I’m getting used to the clay again and how physical […]
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A Gorgeous Coastal/Mountain Drive in Mallorca
Today of course I played tennis, training for 90 minutes in the morning. After lunch I drove past Andratx (west from Palma) and up Ma10 along the coast past Estellencs […]
More Rain in Spain
It rained again this morning in Mallorca, though I didn’t see much of it…right outside my airbnb the street is being torn up and pipes put in and this morning […]
Consell Market, Tennis & Visit to Palma
This morning I made a quick visit to the Consell market, which was quite small. As is normal in the small villages in Mallorca, it was held in the church […]
Rain in Spain on the Plain
It was drizzling yesterday afternoon…last night it poured in Mallorca! I heard the thunder during the night but by morning the sun was shining…mostly. My 11am training session was delayed […]
Mallorca!
I arrived Monday afternoon in Mallorca from Vienna. As per usual…the airport in Mallorca was PACKED! No matter the time of day it seems to be full of people coming […]
Puig de Maria/Santuari de la Mare de Deu, Mallorca
I practiced at 11 today at Global Tennis Team and it was HOT, and humid as well…hard to breathe weather. But I survived, then returned to Inca for lunch and […]
Training in Mallorca; Inca Thursday Market; Grocery Stores
I am here in Mallorca to reacquaint myself with red clay and heat, but also to explore more of the island. I trained one on Wednesday for 90 minutes, after […]
Three Flights, One Delay, Two Rental Cars, Zero Parking Spots & Finally, Mallorca
Flying on the 4th of July weekend…what was I thinking! But actually, it went well, if not quickly. I had a slightly complicated itinerary with two separately booked itineraries, and […]
Mallorca Revisited
I am back in Mallorca for a couple of ITF tournaments after leaving the USA: three days, three flights ago. I stopped over to visit my cousin on Sunday night […]
Binissalem Market Day
Friday July 29, 2022 Most towns in Mallorca of any size have a market day. Binissalem’s market day is Friday, and though not one of the biggest…those are in Inca […]
Training Day
Yesterday, Tuesday was a double training day and by the end I was tired! But it was fun. I hit at 9:30am and 5:30 pm, each time for 90 minutes, […]
Practice Day 5, Wednesday
Writing Thursday Morning 10/14/21 Yesterday was my last practice day at Global Tennis, in Marraxti. I drove over in the morning, over the now familiar route, past the small agricultural […]
Practice Day 4 & Sineu & Petra
So Sineu and Petra are towns in Mallorca in the center of the Island. I had an early practice session…9:30 (remember that it doesn’t get light till about 8am and […]
Font de Sa Cala: Practice Day 3
Monday October 11, 2021 Today was day two of the teams event (the one the USA pulled out of for “various reasons”). I drove over to Marraxti near Palma to […]
Practice Day in Mallorca
Saturday was a practice day after a day of touring. I drove over to Global Tennis on the southern end of the Island, a little over an hour from Font […]
Adios Mallorca
Today was my last day on this trip in Mallorca. It didn’t start out very promisingly…I drove to play tennis and got there (10 min walk plus 30 min drive)…and […]
Drive to Alcudia and Port de Pollenca
Tuesday June 29, 2021, Sa Pobla, Mallorca, Spain It was another sunny warm day in Mallorca. I trained earlier today, 10am…when I arrived at 9:30 all the courts were busy […]
A Visit to the Rafael Nadal Academy
This afternoon I drove to Manacor where the Rafael Nadal Academy is located, on the outskirts of the town. I’ve been there before but it looks like some big changes […]
Sunny Spanish Sunday: Morning Market, Tennis & Monastery Visit
Sunday in Sa Pobla means that the central square, which yesterday was mostly deserted becomes the busy market hub, selling everything from Mallorcan cherries and apricots to Mallorcan cheese, and […]
Tennis & Hiking, Fornalutx & Biniaraix, Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain, July 29, 2019 This post was lost in the Ethernet the last month. My last day in Mallorca was a busy one! I hit tennis balls or 90 […]
Rain in Spain (Thunder and Lightning Too)
Inca, Mallorca, Spain Wednesday Morning, August 28th Monday it was nearly 100 degrees in Mallorca and sunny. Then yesterday, Tuesday, a “cota fria” hit Mallorca (a cold front) and it […]
Mallorca Encore: Training and Watching Andy Murray
Mallorca, Spain This trip I am staying in a completely different area from Bunyola, north of Palma in Inca. However, the hotel is in the middle of orchards and very […]
Adios Madrid, Hola Mallorca
Madrid Airport, Monday August 26th 2019 And then there was one…today Tracey and I took an early cab to the airport, which wasn’t far from our apartment (I woke up […]
Valdemossa, Mallorca & Training on the Dirt
Mallorca, Spain Today was the last day of training here in Mallorca, at least for this week & I think I worked hard, at least I’m tired…not even sore, just […]
Mountain Driving to Orient & Alaro Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain Thursday was another sunny, hot day in Mallorca. I have only an evening practice today so I took a drive to a couple of mountain villages. From Bunyola […]
Tren de Soller; Soller and the Port de Soller
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Since my tennis was scheduled for the evening yesterday, I decided to take the antique train (Ferrocarril de Sóller) to the little town of Sóller, north of […]
Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]