7th June

We took a bus to Deia, a small village on the west coast of Majorca. Robert Graves lived here for many years. The bus was crowded and we had to stand. As it was a Sunday Robert's house was closed. We stood by a sign and think we saw the outside of the house. The village has a spectacular setting with the sea on one side and steep mountains in the other. The hills are heavily terraced and houses are all traditional stone built. There was nothing to do but sit down and enjoy and wonderful tapas meal. Back in Palma we set off for the supermarket which we discovered was shut. We waited for Kennan and Melanie who flew in from London. There was time for a swim, a directionless walk round the old town in search of a restaurant, and then more tapas.