Finally Ibiza!

So I've been lagging on posts to my blog lately because I have been having too much fun in Ibiza!  Me and the fam arrived here about two weeks ago and are staying at Liz and Clay's house in the middle of the island.  Their house is a traditional Spanish style villa set back in the valley between some large hills covered with trees.  Gorgeous pool and amazing views of the valley from the roof.  It's a large property where there are a couple of orchards where you can pick the fresh fruit that grows - figs, plums, oranges, etc., over 10 kinds.  There are also some animals on the property with some chickens and even two baby lambs named Jesus and Jesus.  I like to call them J Squared.  They're hilarious.

So seeing as my parents were only staying in Ibiza for a week and I amt here for the whole month of June, I promised that I wouldn't go to the clubs so I didn't sleep the entire week while they were here.  We had a super great time checking out some of the over 80 beaches on the island and having some tasty food along the way.  Clay is a phenomenal cook and lucky for us he cooked quite a bit.  Most delicious vegan dishes.  Seeing as Clay is such a great cook, Liz and Clay even inspired me to go vegan for a week!

We had a BeerBQ at Liz and Clay's friend's house one evening with chicken wings, pork, and even a little jungle juice.  The sunset looking out over the pool was amazing.  The house was also host to the 1st Annual Ibizan Cannonball Contest.  I gave it my all but in the end I lost to three kids aged about 8-12.  They were pretty fierce competitors.  

Site of the 1st Annual Ibizan Cannonball Contest

Probably one of my favorite things to do on the island is to go out on Liz & Clay's small powerboat and cruise from bay to bay and jump off the boat to swim in the turquoise waters.  The water temp is already pretty warm at about 75 degrees.  One day we went out on the boat and Clay's friend Mitch challenged me to go waterskiing since I had never gotten up before.  After a bit of coaching, I got up on my first try.  Lots of fun and I hope we can go out again.

"Portal to the Sky" where you can drive the boat through

A stop at a bay for a swim