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We visited Mahon on the island of Menorca for the second time this trip. The first time wasn’t scheduled and was made because the weather wouldn’t allow operation of the ships tenders at the port we were meant to go to.

We arrived just as the sun was rising and illuminating the buildings on the top of the hill.

We were parked immediately opposite the stairs and lift to the old town so it was a quick trip to be able to look down on the ship.

There were a few showers about and we were lucky enough to see a double rainbow; not quite delivering a pot of gold to the ship but close 🙂

This time we started with “shopping with the chef”, where we went with the chef to the local market to purchase food that will be served in the next day or so.

The market stalls were in the cloisters surrounding what a larger market square.

After selecting a range of fruit, vegetables, cheeses and charcuterie we headed to the fish market.

Next to the fish market was a tapas bar with an impressive array of offerings.

At the end of the shopping trip we decided to do a quick wander around the town. I took a few photos and probably doubled up on ones that I took the last time we were here.

As we sailed away from Mahon in the afternoon, the sun was starting to set.