Hostal El Capi Barbate

... size of a penny on my forehead! But I wasn't alone! The train was smooth sailing and we arrived by mid-day. We walked the short walk to our hostel, which we at first passed (well, twice haha) and went through the long check-in process. But during check-in, we got to take in the amazing hostel that we would be staying the night in. Sadly, I can't think of the name at the very moment, but once I do I'll fill in the blank for the both of us. It is ...

... and Cameron Diaz in it. I hope they get a part! Lunch was interesting and kind of like eating in a Chinese restaurant as the plates just kept coming! After lunch we said goodbye to the sons and continued walking and finally ended up back at the ship but not before taking a rest in the Plaza DE Espana across from the ship. When we were there the park cat ladies came by and fed the wild cats who were pretty friendly. Great ending to a very nice day!

... of the sweetest sherry called "Nectar" for 8 Euro. I really didn’t like their regular sherry though. They were pretty cool though. When celebrities or royalty come visit, they have them sign a barrel of Tio Pepe instead of signing a guestbook! And they have a family of mice that are sherry connoisseurs. One of the distillery ...

We got up really early (for us vacationers). It was about 8:15am. We decided we would drive 2 hours to a city called Jerez de la Frontera to see the famous dancing horses of Jerez. The tour guide said it was worth the drive... We arrived to another city. Not as big as Seville, but a city nonetheless. Shae was super excited to see the dancing horses. The show started at noon and lasted 1.5 hours. Shae lasted about 20 minutes - which was pretty good for her ...

... esimene neist Caños de Meca, mille aadressi Jüri väga hästi teadis. Kui oli ära kõlanud rõõmustav "oled jõudnud sihtkohta" tekkis meil väike hämming, sest leidsime end keset loodusparki ja natuke liiga kaugel merest :) Õnneks oli autos neli silmapaari, kellest üks märkas ka sarnase nimega kämpingut mitu kilomeetrit varem. Sõitsimegi sinna tagasi ja see koht osutus täitsa õigeks. Kämpingu vastuvõtulauas olid väga sõbralikud meesterahvad, kes eriti inglise keelt ei mõiganud ...

... for days. Today, I learn there is no access to the Cape (rocky terrain right to the shoreline) and no museum which was a pity and a big omission I thought, so on we motored to our destination, Arcos de la Frontera. (“de la Frontera” is a suffix for lots of town in southern Spain, meaning “on the frontier”; these were border towns separating the Spanish “re-conquest” ...

... where we bought a few cans of the Cruzcampo beer and a 1.5 L bottle of Tinto de Verano - a type of cheap red wine with lemonade. We went to see the pier with the Castillo de San Sebastian, the Castillo de Santa Catalina, the cathedral, the old town and the beautiful Parque Genoves with waterfalls and parrots, and it was pretty much everything, so we went to the famous la Caleta beach and enjoyed ourselves there.

To my surprise, the beach was full of people ...

... scampis met rijst en groentjes en ik had de overheerlijke saus gemaakt, kmoet zeggen sausen en vinaigrettes maken is meer mijne sterke kant dan het echte 'kook -of bakwerk', dat laat ik over aan Kirsten. Nu dat we al twee avonden de saaie hadden uitgehangen, was het wel weer eens tijd om hier een stapje in de wereld te zetten, dus hadden we met ons drieën beslist om rustig iets te gaan drinken. Magdalena kreeg een sms van een duitse vriend of we met hem en nog een paar andere iets ...

What a craaaazy evening! I left for Cadiz yesterday afternoon, celebrated all night, and caught the bus back home this morning at 7:00. Cadiz is a city about 3 and a half hours away on the southwestern coast of Spain (on the Atlantic, not the Mediterranean). It seemed like everyone in Spain convened there for Carnaval, it was so crowded. It's a hilarious combination of Mardi Gras and Halloween. In Malaga only the children and performers dress up so I went ...

We took the 11am train to Cadiz, which took about 2 hours. Its funny because Sevilla is only 1 meter above sea level but the nearest beach is at least an hour and a half away. We parked ourselves on some rocks to eat lunch, but soon figured out why no one ...