La Grava Hotel Tarragona

... Turned out the café was the choice of the locals as they all started piling in once we got our meal and it was full by the time we left. Good choice! Back in Cambrills the wind was still howling so much so it was making Val's eyes water. Another afternoon in Scooby reading our books. Tomorrow we are heading south to outrun the wind!

... all the tables reserved. We found one 2 hrs before the game and decided to stay until the game was over so as not to lose our spot. It was a great game with the local favorites Baca winning 1-0. Of course over the 3-4 hrs in the bar we consumed quite a few beers and tapas. After the game the surf caught up with me and it was time for bed. Kim and Val on the other hand were all set to party and stayed out until 2am in a funky bar (it was weird in Val’s words).

... 8 mois!). Eux vont dormir sur la plage pas loin et ils me proposent d'aller avec eux. Nous faisons quelques courses pour le souper (et oui, on cuisine aussi sur les plages) et passons une agréable soirée au bord de l'eau avec la lune qui brille au dessus de nous. Je suis bien entourée pour mon premier camping sur la plage, me sens plus qu'en sécurité!!

... einen Freiwasseraufstieg machen mussten. Nach dem Deco-Stop hatte ich 0 bar in der Flasche, es hat noch knapp gereicht, um das Jacket aufzublasen, sonst wäre der relative lange Rückweg an der Oberfläche sehr muehsam geworden......

In der regionalen Presse bin ich auch schon vertreten, da ich an einer Simultanschach-Veranstaltung gegen den katalanischen Meister (über 2400 Elo-Punkte) gespielt hatte, und am laengsten von 12 Teilnehmern durchgehalten hatte.

... no siestas). The one major thing we did while down here is go to a massive theme park called PortAventure and it was pretty awesome. Cheaper than Disneyland and only 10 minutes away by train it simply had to be conquered which is exactly what we did do. When we first got there we were slightly worried at the fact that we couldn't really see any rides except those in the far distance but if our first ride was anything to go by (imagine the ...

Tarragona - what a cute little town. Gemma (she's elissa's sister - just moved here since she did her PhD in Chemistry) thinks the town did not have much to offer - but wandering the streets and seeing where they build the human pyramids - Castells - was amazing! In the forest a few kilometers north of the city, a Roman arch bridge carrying an aqueduct has been preserved. It ...

... falling from the trees and it was blinding us - our eyes were stinging - we couldn't breathe without inhaling it - we couldn't see and we could barely walk - then the rain started and we found a cab and had the driver take us back home. Our eyes were full of debris and I hate to think of the scratches that we have on our corneas. We used most of a bottle of eye drops and now - at 12 a.m. we are still experiencing pain. As we were ...

... for all that is at home as i say this, the homesickness has set in - especially in times such as these when it is near bed time and i am thinking about what everyone is doing at home and have a lot of free time... i find myself asking what i got myself into and how i am going to do this.. but its people like you all who are reading this who keep instilling perseverance ...

After a very long day of travelling on the bus we arrive in Barcelona. Barcelona is huge and there wasn't much time for touring so I only got to see a few things, including Parc Guell, La Rambla, and some Flamenco dancers. From the campsite we had a quick bus tour to get oriented. Then we headed off to a jewellery shop for a demo of some kind. After that, Patrick and I headed off to Parc Guell ...

In an effort to gain extra sleep Jo and I had become experts at the twenty minute shower-and-dress method favoured by high school students. So when we had to catch the 7:30am train to Poblet monastery, 7.00am was ample enough time to roll out of bed. It was a shock to get up so early. The train journey to Léspluga de Francoli was shrouded in mist and the train driver was obviously some sort of sicko. He had put the heating on full knowing that ...