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Checked the WiFi out this morning and checked the happenings in NZ and wow, snow again on the Rimutakas, feels rather selfish to share the experiences of 26+ degree temperature, the cloudless sky, gentle onshore breeze and the Med just there ready for swimming in.
We are now in Catalonia (Spain) after a 4am start to get the train to Manchester airport and our flight to Barcelona. The flight over was full, the passengers thought that they were in a pub as there general chatter was really loud, so loud infact that the announcements were even louder and more shrill so that they could be heard and still people continued to talk.
The drive from the Airport to the Bel Air Hotel (www.belair.es) in the taxi was nice and cool unless you were sitting on the sunny aside of the car like I was. Arriving at the hotel early we sat inside and relaxed until our room was ready, we sat in the cool of lounge area checking over the language, what the food words are, so the mariscos can be avoided.
The cuvera is great, even without the lime, after a 3 hour siesta we wandered on the beach there are a lot of families and topless people of all ages and sizes, from seven to seventy, all sizes and shapes. I told Teresa that she could easily wear a bikini here and outshine most. The men did not look like the really happy and . . . type and I will have to loose the happy fat to compete with them.
After a few cuvera (draft) and tapas we slowly wandered up and down the beach just enjoying the warmth and the sea.
I have been convinced to have a swim in the sea, Teresa kept insisting and I finally got in and it was magical. Guess I should have got in earlier
There are several highlights so far, beer is really nice and refreshing, the icecream vendor who quickly ducked away when we arrived and brought back a Rugby Ball and excitedly told us that he played in the local team just to the east. He had seen "New Zealand" and the off-silver Fern on my TT2000 shirt.
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