Monestir L'Espluga de Francolí

... 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).

... tomber bientôt, mais j'aimerais faire encore quelques kilomčtres aujourd'hui... je réfléchis... quand tout ŕ coup, apparaîssent deux voyageurs sac au dos qui m'approchent et me demandent d'oů je viens.. "Switzerland"... AAahh et voilŕ qu'ils me parlent en swizertütsch! Ce sont deux argoviens qui ont beaucoup voyagés en vélo (ils ont fait Suisse-Singapour ...

... natuerlich.

Gutes Essen, z.B. im Palau del Baro in Tarragona wird durch maxxF auf dem Balkon oder in der Wohnung verdient, schon dreimal komplett durchgefuehrt, auch durch Klimmzüge (inzwischen 10) am Strand an den Gestaengen der Sonnendaecher, allerdings nur abseits von Karin......

Inzwischen habe ich auch hier schon drei Tauchgänge im Parc Subaquatic gemacht, der letzte bei Sichtweite unter 3m, wobei wir die Orientierung verloren hatten ...

...nach dem Ärger und der Niedergeschlagenheit über den Diebstahl: Ersatz Mastercard innerhalb von 24 h aus USA erhalten (hat allerdings ca. 40 min Gespräch mit Mastercard USA und Deutschland gekostet); neues, billiges Telefon für Karin erstanden, mit spanischer Bedienungsanleitung; zwei neue Brillen für Karin...Grundausstattung ist wieder da und der Urlaub beginnt nochmal.

Über ein Tauchernetzwerk hatte ich Kontakt zu einem in Tarragona lebenden ...

... and saftey is quite similar to Spanish law on the beaches. . . none existant. Nonetheless we were at least heading in the right direction.

We then when to a supermarket and bought 20 cups of jelly for under 5 euros because olly quite arrogantly said he wouldnt have enough money to have a jelly eating competition. He was sick after 15. Losing the bet he had to pay for it, thats a bad ...

... they are doing- I can ask them to take me places like Barcelona - which afterwards we talked about a bunch of places I need to see and they would liek to take me! and they also said I can go out and do whatever I want if \I want to be more independent I can go out with Merel and party all night and sleep all day if I want! haha I laughed and said yeah thats ok I don't realy need or want to sleep all day but the offer was nice! ANYWAYS I got my new cell ...

... at that game though - especially Monroe being originally from the Bronx! But our training on the cruise ship also came in handy. So we get on and immediately go for the four seats together. $^*%! I look up and we are in the section for elderly passengers and those needing help. Well Jim figured he qualified and the rest of us justified it too - and fortunately no one got on that needed our seats. (Keep that in mind for the next boarding ...

... so you will get a few photos of the La Pedrera and our dinner! We got back close to midnight and we will go with Jeanie and Monroe to Montserrat in the a.m. They are picking up a car the day after tomorrow and driving around Spain and they won't be passing Montserrat and they really wanted to see it - we have been holding on to our tickets - so I think it will be fun to do it together. So I am sure you will have more than enough photos to look at in the next day.

... didn't exactly fly though and all that they have now is an unfinished but still beautiful garden with a few homes. The views are beautiful as one can see all of the city and the Mediterranean Sea. There is no admission price to the park which makes it quite busy but once we started walking through the park the crowds thinned out a bit and it was quite nice. It was a very hot day - but we enjoyed the shade in some areas as ...