Kayaking was excellent. The water was so clear. There wasn't much to see while snorkeling but we did spot a few schools of fish and some water plant things. This experience reminded me that i am afraid of fish. Surprise.
The best part was kayaking into some caves. There was one where we barely scraped through the cave opening and it was pitch black about ten feet into the cave. We had to back out and push away from the cave using our hands because our "spoons" wouldn't fit.
Our australian friends kayak tipped at one point and while diving down to grab the fallen snorkeling equipment Dan unfortunately lost his wedding ring.
We did the kayaking and snorkeling about an hour and a half away from Barcelona in the costa brava area. There was a lot of traffic on the way there. But it was a really nice area when we arrived.
GOt back to Barcelona and were fed dinner at the bar that organized the trip. it took them a while to bring out the food so they kept bringing us pitchers if sangria to keep us happy while we waited. Tons of sangria. Tons.
Today we went to montjuic a mountain in Barcelona. You can get a tram part way up and then pay for a lift to the top in those boxes on wires, can't remember their name. We walked up because we are cheap. There is a nice park and a castle/fortress with old tanks and lots of cats at the top. On our way up we got flashed by some creep who offered us the opportunity to take a photo for 3 euros. We passed on that and walked really quickly away, averting our gaze. Woof.
Later we took the gaudi free walking tour. We saw Palau guell, casa Batllo, La pedrera, and la sagrada familia. Amy and I had already been in la sagrada familia at this point, but it was cool to hear some more details about each building.
Learned some things about gaudi and the people who commissioned the houses as well as some more little facts about construction techniques.
I love the free tours in Europe. They are all based on tips so the guides try harder than the paid tours. We found one online for Paris that is supposed to be good the company organizes tours for specific areas in Paris and more general tours as well as a pub crawl. We might do an evening bike tour in Paris too, heard those are cool.
Alright, time to get back to packing... Everything has fit in the backpack too easily this time, must be missing something huge. I am planning on wearing a front backpack tomorrow like a huge loser. It has a little more room than my purse and will be more comfortable. But I'll look super dumb. The price I pay for comfort.
We are hoping our phones work in Paris so we can contact our host when we arrive. They gave us detailed directions to get to the apartment, but we usually get pretty lost coming of the metro. And it will be harder this time as we don't speak any french...
Wish us luck!
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