Moondust
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Saturday 6th October
We arrived at Birmingham airport at 6.30am for our 8.40am flight to Ibiza flying with Jet 2. Flight was on time and we landed around 1pm. Didn’t wait long for the bags and it was off to P3 for our Minibus to take us to collect the car for the week. Not everyone’s cup of tea but I can only speak as I find, and I always go through Do you Spain and yet I have not had any problems in years. Our car hire was with Record Go. Never used these guys before but everything was fine. Car hire price similar to last year was just over £6 and separate platinum full cover insurance was around £50. If your credit card can handle a high excess on pick up, you can save a lot on car hire but that is entirely up to you. Anyway we collected our Cmax and we drove to the hotel.
We have never stayed all-inclusive before in Ibiza but for the difference in price from any other hotel we thought we would give it a go and booked to stay at the Grand Palladium in PDB. It does claim to be a 5-star hotel but 4 or 4.5 is nearer the mark. Not stayed in PDB for 10 years or more and was a little sceptical after reading some of the reviews on spotlight. As some of you know it is situated right at the end of the beach and felt comfortably far away from the likes of Ushuaia which was perfect. The hotel was perfect from the food right down to the location and we will stay there again. For years we have stayed in various Finca's and Agritourism’s which are all very nice but always a drive to get to and from so to stay here was a welcome change. We had a few drinks on the beach until sunset then enjoyed dinner at the hotel before we headed by cab into Ibiza town. Please don’t drink and drive, it’s not worth the trouble and I saw a fair amount of roadside checks this year.
We love Ibiza town and always have. We strolled through the streets soaking up the atmosphere then headed up to the old town. We walked around a little and ventured into a few shops. Some expensive clothing up there but very nice. Wes stopped off at El portalon for a drink. Turned out to be the most expensive drink of the holiday. Stung a little considering I could drink myself to sleep at the hotel for nothing. Always worth heading up there though. Ibiza town is not just a reason for us walk around although very nice, it is our go to place to see the man for the tools for the job. I see him every year and every year he is reliable and safe. After a couple of drinks and catch up of how our year has been its down to business. 1G of shizzle for the Mrs and 1G of MDMA crystal for myself. We are both 47 now so that's more than enough for the week. We say our goodbyes and we both know it will be next year before the next transaction. Adios amigo. A short cab ride back the hotel, a quick nightcap and the first day is over.
Sunday 7th October
After enjoying a bit of a lay ii we headed down for breakfast. There was no real rush today as we intended on having a few hours by the hotel pool before we headed over to Pikes for Sunday roast. Breakfast was lovely as it was every morning. Our hotel was busy and there was a very large German group of fitness fanatics who grunted their way through the mornings at one of the many fitness classes being held at the hotel. We left around as lunch was booked for 2pm. We love Pikes as I think most people do. We have had a few nights there, but this was our first time for Sunday roast. When we walked in Tony was sat at the table right by the door. He looked ok considering is ill health of late. The roast was superb, and I would recommend it. We left around 4.30 and headed over to Cala Jondal for the Blue Marlin closing party. We had our Tools and I had already split my MDMA into 8 and brought half of it with me. Not been to Blue Marlin for a long long time but went with an open mind. We landed around 5pm and the place was already busy. Hector was first up and played some ok stuff. Stacey Pullen took over and I thought his set was really good. Played some great tech house and i would have much preferred him to have played for the duration. I couldn't get into Marco Carola and even less so when the Martinez bros went B2B with him.
For the life of me I just don’t appreciate B2B sets. It’s so obvious in between tracks. Only Sasha & Digweed for me ever really compensated each other. Musically it went downhill after Stacey but the steady stream of 1/2 a gram of MDMA kept me happy till around 11.30pm. By that time we had seen and heard enough. We left the car there and flagged a taxi. Still a great day.
Monday 8th October
One of those days that we both look forward to and no trip to the white island is complete without the day as Sa Trinxa. There where number of reasons we chose today, the weather, although it did rain for half an hour. Jon himself being there and the option of DC10 closing. DC10 was always the stand out clubbing day of our trips but we haven't been since 2013. We had been going for more than 10 years previous but year on year I have felt it loses that original rawness. At best I would have been happy with a few hours in the garden anyway but as long as the weather held out at Sa Trinxa as was more than happy there and luckily it did. It wasn't too busy down there which I prefer but more than enough people to not feel empty. We had a lovely dinner there as it always is and the Jon's tunes where on point. As the weather improved I decided to go for a dip. Nothing like that feeling of jumping the artificial grass of the old jetty. I swam out and relaxed on my back and was in my element then wallop. A f***in jellyfish stung me on the back of the leg. I flipped over and swam back to shore and headed straight into Sa Trinxa and the girl behind the bar fixed me up with some gel. Was painful for around 2 hours or so accompanied with 2 large red streaks down my leg. Irony was I had swim shorts with jellyfish on so maybe he was looking for a mate. Any way it wasn't going to ruin our day. We left when the sun went down. I did feel a twinge as we drove past DC10 and could hear the music but I told myself if I wanted it that bad I would already be there. The memories of the good old days at DC are memories for a reason and nicely parked. We landed at the hotel and went for a few drinks down at Nassau.
Tuesday 9th October
We kept an eye on the weather forecasts every morning and the Mrs always likes a mooch around the shops. Today’s forecast was pretty grim so what better day to do it. We had a lovely breakfast before we left, hopped in the car and headed up to Sant Gertrudis. One bonus of going this time of year was the amount of traffic that wasn't on the roads. We were able to get around pretty quickly. Sant Gertrudis is a really nice town and has plenty of cool shops and cafe's. The Mrs was looking for something in particular, a Ganesh. I have no interest in Buddhism so my sole purpose is to carry the f***er. She had no luck so we stopped for lunch at an Italian called B+. Not sure if its new as I don’t remember it being there before but the food was lovely and would recommend it. After dinner we headed up to San Carles. There is a small shop on the other side of the road to Las Dalias called Orient Bazzar where she bought one of her many other buddhas. We were close to being killed in a serious car accident 5 years ago in Ibiza and she swears the buddha saved us but that’s a different story. Sadly, the shop is closing down so it was a wasted journey. With all else failed I knew a shop in Ibiza town where we get the Ganesh, so we headed down there. The weather was getting worse at this point so it was no hardship. After a few hours in town we headed back to the hotel to make use of the All-inclusive drinks and a pre-booked meal at the Italian restaurant and get a few things packed for a day over at Formentera.
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We arrived at Birmingham airport at 6.30am for our 8.40am flight to Ibiza flying with Jet 2. Flight was on time and we landed around 1pm. Didn’t wait long for the bags and it was off to P3 for our Minibus to take us to collect the car for the week. Not everyone’s cup of tea but I can only speak as I find, and I always go through Do you Spain and yet I have not had any problems in years. Our car hire was with Record Go. Never used these guys before but everything was fine. Car hire price similar to last year was just over £6 and separate platinum full cover insurance was around £50. If your credit card can handle a high excess on pick up, you can save a lot on car hire but that is entirely up to you. Anyway we collected our Cmax and we drove to the hotel.
We have never stayed all-inclusive before in Ibiza but for the difference in price from any other hotel we thought we would give it a go and booked to stay at the Grand Palladium in PDB. It does claim to be a 5-star hotel but 4 or 4.5 is nearer the mark. Not stayed in PDB for 10 years or more and was a little sceptical after reading some of the reviews on spotlight. As some of you know it is situated right at the end of the beach and felt comfortably far away from the likes of Ushuaia which was perfect. The hotel was perfect from the food right down to the location and we will stay there again. For years we have stayed in various Finca's and Agritourism’s which are all very nice but always a drive to get to and from so to stay here was a welcome change. We had a few drinks on the beach until sunset then enjoyed dinner at the hotel before we headed by cab into Ibiza town. Please don’t drink and drive, it’s not worth the trouble and I saw a fair amount of roadside checks this year.
We love Ibiza town and always have. We strolled through the streets soaking up the atmosphere then headed up to the old town. We walked around a little and ventured into a few shops. Some expensive clothing up there but very nice. Wes stopped off at El portalon for a drink. Turned out to be the most expensive drink of the holiday. Stung a little considering I could drink myself to sleep at the hotel for nothing. Always worth heading up there though. Ibiza town is not just a reason for us walk around although very nice, it is our go to place to see the man for the tools for the job. I see him every year and every year he is reliable and safe. After a couple of drinks and catch up of how our year has been its down to business. 1G of shizzle for the Mrs and 1G of MDMA crystal for myself. We are both 47 now so that's more than enough for the week. We say our goodbyes and we both know it will be next year before the next transaction. Adios amigo. A short cab ride back the hotel, a quick nightcap and the first day is over.
Sunday 7th October
After enjoying a bit of a lay ii we headed down for breakfast. There was no real rush today as we intended on having a few hours by the hotel pool before we headed over to Pikes for Sunday roast. Breakfast was lovely as it was every morning. Our hotel was busy and there was a very large German group of fitness fanatics who grunted their way through the mornings at one of the many fitness classes being held at the hotel. We left around as lunch was booked for 2pm. We love Pikes as I think most people do. We have had a few nights there, but this was our first time for Sunday roast. When we walked in Tony was sat at the table right by the door. He looked ok considering is ill health of late. The roast was superb, and I would recommend it. We left around 4.30 and headed over to Cala Jondal for the Blue Marlin closing party. We had our Tools and I had already split my MDMA into 8 and brought half of it with me. Not been to Blue Marlin for a long long time but went with an open mind. We landed around 5pm and the place was already busy. Hector was first up and played some ok stuff. Stacey Pullen took over and I thought his set was really good. Played some great tech house and i would have much preferred him to have played for the duration. I couldn't get into Marco Carola and even less so when the Martinez bros went B2B with him.
For the life of me I just don’t appreciate B2B sets. It’s so obvious in between tracks. Only Sasha & Digweed for me ever really compensated each other. Musically it went downhill after Stacey but the steady stream of 1/2 a gram of MDMA kept me happy till around 11.30pm. By that time we had seen and heard enough. We left the car there and flagged a taxi. Still a great day.
Monday 8th October
One of those days that we both look forward to and no trip to the white island is complete without the day as Sa Trinxa. There where number of reasons we chose today, the weather, although it did rain for half an hour. Jon himself being there and the option of DC10 closing. DC10 was always the stand out clubbing day of our trips but we haven't been since 2013. We had been going for more than 10 years previous but year on year I have felt it loses that original rawness. At best I would have been happy with a few hours in the garden anyway but as long as the weather held out at Sa Trinxa as was more than happy there and luckily it did. It wasn't too busy down there which I prefer but more than enough people to not feel empty. We had a lovely dinner there as it always is and the Jon's tunes where on point. As the weather improved I decided to go for a dip. Nothing like that feeling of jumping the artificial grass of the old jetty. I swam out and relaxed on my back and was in my element then wallop. A f***in jellyfish stung me on the back of the leg. I flipped over and swam back to shore and headed straight into Sa Trinxa and the girl behind the bar fixed me up with some gel. Was painful for around 2 hours or so accompanied with 2 large red streaks down my leg. Irony was I had swim shorts with jellyfish on so maybe he was looking for a mate. Any way it wasn't going to ruin our day. We left when the sun went down. I did feel a twinge as we drove past DC10 and could hear the music but I told myself if I wanted it that bad I would already be there. The memories of the good old days at DC are memories for a reason and nicely parked. We landed at the hotel and went for a few drinks down at Nassau.
Tuesday 9th October
We kept an eye on the weather forecasts every morning and the Mrs always likes a mooch around the shops. Today’s forecast was pretty grim so what better day to do it. We had a lovely breakfast before we left, hopped in the car and headed up to Sant Gertrudis. One bonus of going this time of year was the amount of traffic that wasn't on the roads. We were able to get around pretty quickly. Sant Gertrudis is a really nice town and has plenty of cool shops and cafe's. The Mrs was looking for something in particular, a Ganesh. I have no interest in Buddhism so my sole purpose is to carry the f***er. She had no luck so we stopped for lunch at an Italian called B+. Not sure if its new as I don’t remember it being there before but the food was lovely and would recommend it. After dinner we headed up to San Carles. There is a small shop on the other side of the road to Las Dalias called Orient Bazzar where she bought one of her many other buddhas. We were close to being killed in a serious car accident 5 years ago in Ibiza and she swears the buddha saved us but that’s a different story. Sadly, the shop is closing down so it was a wasted journey. With all else failed I knew a shop in Ibiza town where we get the Ganesh, so we headed down there. The weather was getting worse at this point so it was no hardship. After a few hours in town we headed back to the hotel to make use of the All-inclusive drinks and a pre-booked meal at the Italian restaurant and get a few things packed for a day over at Formentera.
Part 2 next
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