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THE THREE CAVES
Another way of escaping the tourists on Majorca is to go to the little bay of the Punta de Morras, between Cap Vermell and the beach of Font de sa Cala. The sea bed is covered with seagrass, sand and large clusters of rock. Anchoring in the bay, there is a depth of between fifteen and eighteen metres. Just to the East we come to three similar sized caves, and some impressive columns of rock which form a vault like a cathedral.
The entrance to the first cave is hidden behind an outcrop of rock and is very wide and quite shallow. The bottom is sloping and covered with sand; it gets darker the further in you go. There’s actually a passage joining this with the second cave, but it’s quite narrow and long so we don´t recommend it.
To get to the second cave, you simply follow the light out of the first and turn right. A few metres along the wall is the entrance, which isn´t quite as high as the first. The floor is again covered with fine sand. It can swirl up very easily if it’s disturbed, obscuring the visibility, so everyone needs to move slowly and have perfect buoyancy. If you look carefully there are cardinal fish in many of the nooks and crannies, and you may even see a brittle star wriggling its way across the bottom.
The third cave is slightly smaller than the others, but still has all kinds of fish and shellfish living there. Coming out of the third cave, a few metres to the East are the rock columns which form the Cathedral. The way the sunlights comes through the water and flashes around these formations are another idea opportunity for the underwater photographer. Look out for brightly coloured nudibranchs in the coral; they come in all shapes and sizes! Turning and heading back to the boat, it’s still worth keeping your eyes open for other examples of the rich fauna living in this secluded bay, including grouper, corb and lobster (known to Majorcans as ‘Cigallas’). What perfect memories of your holiday in Majorca!
