July 22, 2010 Cudillero, Espana (Spain)

The beach!

Dad, the frisbee king!

View of the beach from the scenic overlook.

Being like the locals and jumping off the embankment.

Today Ryan, Katie and I stuffed our faces for breakfast, then went to the market for some food (for lunch). The supermarket was a tiny building filled with old people who when they saw someone they knew,  had to meet up them and gossip. We walked to a bakery to buy bread because the grocery store only sold stale bread. We walked back to the hotel and grabbed our swimsuits, then walked to the car. My dad had gotten really lucky on his parking job, so he needed luck to get out of there (tight spot, sharp turn). We drove through town on the one car width street that was supposed to fit two cars going both ways (its scary to be on the sidewalk because the cars have to drive on the sidewalk to pass each other).

After getting lost (a theme on this trip), my Dad finally parked the car as far away from the beach as possible. The beach was rocky then sandy, then rocky then seaweedy, then water. We played football while we let our sunscreen soak in, and finally went in the water when we saw big waves (it was only me, Ry, and Dad that brought our suits). After we  got tired, we ate some ham and cheese sandwiches (yum!), then played Frisbee on the beach. We went in a few more times, then left (long walk)to go back to the car and then Cudillero.

We drove to the hotel and waited while Katie grabbed her suit, then went and parked down by the harbor. We walked to the harbor, and I was the first to jump off the harbor wall into the water, about 12 feet (the locals were already at it, we got the idea from them yesterday).  We did that  for about 30 minutes; then because El Cheapo (Dad) thought he found a good parking spot far from the hotel, we walked back. There was a tunnel for water to get through the mountains that also had a path next to the water, so Katie  and I walked through it (it was long  but it was worth it because it was a shortcut). Everyone got dressed, then we went out for… PIZZA (finally)! Cristina, the owner of the hotel gave my Dad a card for free drinks because of his birthday on Saturday, so we then went and got our free drinks at some restaurant, then  went back to the hotel. 

Goodnight, and have a fun wait till my next post!

TREVOR WALL