Mallorca 2

Blog Post 6

11/11/2022

48O50’53” N 2O21’5” E

We were going to stay in Majorca for another week and live in a small port town by the sea but we did not know quite how ‘out of the way’ the town would actually be. I spent the days of my time there working in a pottery shop on a farm called San Moragas. San Moragas was a company that produced bespoke designer products, like pottery made on site with natural glazes, clay, and a simplistic, almost rustic aesthetic. They also acquired fabrics that were carefully sourced from sustainable and high-quality suppliers in the region and then dyed with plants from their land. Not to mention other cool and somewhat niche products. The pottery shop was relatively new, and they were still in their testing phase trying new types of clay, glazes, and designs, so I helped mold and produce multiple rounds of pottery to glaze and then show to prospective clients. I spent my time pouring clay into molds, pouring clay out of molds, and cleaning molds, which does sound boring, but I guarantee it was fun.

After three days of work, I got in my father’s rental stick shift car (which he tried to teach me to drive but which ended in him screaming at me “ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, ENGAGE THE CLUTCH!”). We drove through a bustling town and stopped at the edge of a cliff overlooking the small port that would be our home. We started down the small road which had a white line in the center that was supposed to denote the two-lane nature of the road, but as we went further, I realized the one who painted the line was clearly insane because in certain sections, the whole road itself was at most seven feet wide, leaving each lane only 3.5 feet. I don't know about your car, but ours certainly couldn’t fit in the lane. All of this is not to mention that the road is at a steep angle, there are sharp switchbacks, and there is constant traffic.

The port town was beautiful, but I don't know if in good conscience I can recommend that drive, especially in a stick shift. Whatever your mode of transportation, it was beautiful, but I don't recommend you go because I believe if only five of my readers went, the town's infrastructure could not supply such an influx and there would be a catastrophe.