Now that we have arrived in Spain, the lazy days have started. I'm so busy doing nothing that it's hard to find time to sit down at the computer to blog. The kids are having a great time in the pool here at the house; since it's been two years since we were here, we are seeing great improvements in their swimming abilities.
We went down to the main beach, where most of the tourists in town go. It was a very windy day. Likely the Mistral winds that blew us south from France into Spain on Monday hit our Costa Brava on Tuesday. The kids splashed around in the Mediterranean, not caring about the sand blowing around on the beach. After playing a little soccer in the sand, we headed back to the house for lunch.
After lunch on the terrasse at home, we had espressos and cortados by the "ski beach" and met the owner, who was very pleased to hear her regular client's son (Austin) speaking Spanish! This is the Wheelocks favorite place for espressos, great prices, and friendly service. Patrick enjoyed some chips (made with olive oil, which I guess makes it more Mediterranean) and Sophie enjoyed a decadent Magnum noir (white vanilla ice cream covered in dark chocolate.) We took the fishing boat out to the Illes Medas. Just around the corner, we admired the giant fish (pictured at left) installed since we were last year, creations by our friend and artist Marc Alos!
Marc is also well-known for his little statues of people... I will blog about this on another day, with pictures and quote from the artist himself. In the meantime, if you are curious, you can check out:
www.caganer.com Don't be too shocked by the pictures you see...
Being mid-week in early July, we were able to stop at a buoy close to the island, in shallow green, blue, azur water. It was gorgeous. Austin and his dad got in to the water, and snorkeled around a bit. Patrick jumped in quickly, but it was a little chilly so he hopped back into the boat fairly quickly. Sophie was maybe a little seasick and mostly just dozed while the boat bobbed around a bit.
A simple dinner at home finished off the day, so we could sit in front of the tv to cheer for opposing World Cup teams. (We cheered for Gijs' team...)
Kids in bed sometime around 10:30 or 11:00pm. Becoming used to the Catalan hours...
3 comments:
I hope Sophie didn't inherit my seasickness! Tell her that being in the water will make it go away-being on the boat at anchor will make it worse. Learned that lesson the hard way!! Great pictures and great stories! MOM
Hup Holland!
So excited you're off to a great start with your trip. Thanks for sharing your great pictures. Aren't Marc Alos' fish great?!
Drink a cortado for me... and big hugs for everyone!
Rachel
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