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Maria, Maria, Maria! The Best Guide in Girona!
... in a Zorb Ball and thne testing their luck in the 'rotating' Sprite bottle, we headed out for a nice stroll on the Passeig de Muralla. Taking in the views of the city and the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees with the sun setting in the background. Then it was a local dish of Costanyas, some Kürtos and lastly some good Girona liquor before heading back to the train for the return to Barcelona!
What a great trip to an incredible city and a great day spent with a good friend!
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Spain and Dali Museum (Tim)
We left Carcassonne and set off back towards Montpellier then south to Spain. Another "decathlon" stop en-route as we are running short on gas and decided to buy another portable gas cooker. Its only about an hour to the spanish border but a beautiful drive. It still amazed me that you can just drive across Europe now without any passport control - I remember being detained for some time as a student ...
The Further North You Go, the Stranger it Gets
... 237;n Faxío which has just started to branch out into the American market. They haven't shipped anything over yet, but a close to an agreement with distributors. If you like red wine, this is definately one to try! We only spent a day and a half in Cadaqués before we headed back through Barcelona (along the twisty roads) down to Tarragona. Check out the next entry for more! Your Road Warrior Adventurers, Katherine, Zack, Ginger and Steve (aka mom and ...
Calonge to I'Estratit to Cadaques to Berger
... be heaving and too busy for our truck of a vehicle to get to. We then headed off to our over night stop at L'Estratit with a quick stop at the Il a Roja cove which is supposed to have amazing beached rocks and cliffs. We saw a whole different kettle of fish when we got there and found the golden sandy beach to be fairly busy with nudists!!!! So that's where that one ends. Campsite at L'Estratit was welcoming, quiet and grassy which is a change from Wednesday ...
Barcelona to Calogne
... we could get it cheaper else where, we haven't found any yet! Yesterday was mostly driving along motorways to start (there are an insane amount of toll booths) and then along the costal mountains. We had one hiccup with our first toll booth experience. We followed a van to what appeared to be the only lane that would accept vehicles like ours only to get there and see you have to have a prepaid ...