An island that allures ones soul occupies such a less space in the world map that you may probably ignore its existence. Ibiza makes us chase the warmth that flutters in the Balearic breeze constantly. It makes your wrinkles vanish and thrust your soul to be younger than present.It has so many layers that people fail to peel each layer and grasp its true identity. May be that's the mysterious beauty that this island can allude.
We had a long night waiting in Valencia airport for our flight to Ibiza.
We rented a car in Ibiza airport. Since we were driving in Europe for the first time, we started with expected and unexpected thrills in the island.
who doesn't have a dream of waking up to a seashore/beach? Our hotel made this dream come true, it faced the sea giving us more reasons to cheer about.
We started our trip through the island. The scent of wild beauty is sprinkled all over, each part of the island is dramatically different.
The next big adventure is waiting to gobble us!! On the shores of Mediterranean, a small hut with exciting people, invited us with smiles. As i went into the hut, i took a small gaze back at the sea, It looked fascinatingly humongous. A blend of fear and fun ran through me when subconsciously my mind was telling me, i do not know how to swim.
We were given instructions on how to breath, basic signals underwater and about our equipment. we started to make our way to the blue enigma.
24 hrs ago i fell from sky, now i'm going to be engulfed by Mediterranean. As i was crawling towards the endless sea in front of me, the shore moved slowly away from me, getting my heart to pump faster. we dragged ourselves underwater, although instructors were there somewhere near us, it was all about our effort here. Something that i have been doing from my birth, looked very tricky and i had to do it very consciously....Breathing!!
The kind of world beneath, the different plants, the sheer extra effort that we put in to move is magical. We were there in the middle somewhere for about an hour or so. Though my fantasy of meeting mermaids didn't happen, We came out as different souls, a much peaceful one indeed.
There is a wonderful silence which belongs to the blue world, Scuba diving made us experience it.
After a good lunch, we went to Cala conte on the other side of the island. The clear waters and sand, the surroundings, the small pockets of shores letting people lay is really amazing. I couldn't stop myself from running into the water and taking a bath. After the bath, We just sat there chatting and eating food for some hours.
Lot of people with books and their umbrellas, kids and their sun screen creams, footballs and volley balls, the beach was filled with so much fun.
Night was climbing, the far faint noise of music, people getting charged, colorful lights, the giggles....this is the place to be when the sun goes down.
We went to Pacha one of the best clubs, it was one hell of a place.
Ibiza surely lived to the hype.
Sleepless night followed by an early morning flight saw us soon in Barcelona. From an island of such vigor to a busy city in just few hours was a drastic change that our mind consciously couldn't take. But anyways, we visited major attractions in the city. Not to forget the champions league finals that we watched in a hotel with dinner after our visit to the beach.
We came back from Spain with more color and character to our soul. It has added a beautiful little story in my diary that i would wish to read and experience again.
-UR
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