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We woke up early this morning to go to the bakery and eat in time for our first planche à voile (windsurfing) classes. There are two others in our class- a guy from NYC and a girl from a neighboring town. They're both a few years younger than I am. We got the boards and ourselves ready, and by the time that was done we were ready to cool off in the water. Since there was no wind today, we just did some board exercises. We paddled around and played a few games to work on balance. I got used to the chilly water after a bit, but I don't think I'll ever expect the water to be so salty. Class was done, and Claire and I were a bit worn out from the balancing and the sun. We went home and went straight to the fridge to get water bottles which we both finished in about five minutes. After that we went up for lunch. Jean had me try some olives (they're very good here), but I couldn't even handle the mild one. I did like their caramelized garlic. We also had the garlic with the whiskey chicken and finished off with cherries. After that, we hung out a bit and Claire corrected some of my French homework. Then we did some laundry and went out to town. Claire wanted some sunglasses, so we walked around a bit until a tour boat arrived. We got on and it took us around to a few neighboring towns and we got to see Spain too! It was very cool and a good way to start the evening. When we came back, I took a shower and then headed up for dinner. We had the Collioure classic dried ham and cantaloupe to begin, and then turkey for the main course. We finished off with cheese and ice cream. After moving the laundry, we went out to meet Claire's friends- the same ones from the beach yesterday. We met up at a beach, and Gale's boyfriend brought us all macaroons (his dad owns a nearby restaurant). Then we walked to another beach and admired the lack of stars. The other scenery was nice though :) Soon it was time to go, so we walked back home (after quickly running into another friend) and wet right to sleep.
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