I had been wanting to make the long voyage back south pretty much since I left last May, when I learned Luisa was planning a surprise visit back to the Pueblo I knew I had to partake, and the rest is history. Last Thursday I left school early and thus began the journey.
Arriving back in Almonte was crazy, there were new shops and bars, but other than that, everything remained the same. After my arrival Thursday evening we were all lucky enough to reunite for a lovely Italian dinner, cooked by a real Italian…que rico!!!
Friday morning I woke up surprising late, due to the fact I was sleeping on an airbed not much bigger then my body…but I was in my old apartment so I felt like I was at home and didn’t really mind. To begin the festivities Armando, Julia, Tina and I headed to our favorite breakfast place to have; café con leche, fresh squeezed orange juice, and toast…doesn’t get much better than this.
After breakfast we prepared a picnic and headed south, direction PLAYA (beach). I don’t know what it is, may my roots as a water sign, or always growing up near the water and loving it, but being away from the water give me a little type of anxiety…I am not sure what it is, regardless I miss it and it had been almost two months since my last sight of water, it was time.
Another thing I forgot to mention is the weather in Andalucia was amazing; it felt like summer in the afternoon. It has been every warm and dry there since pretty much last April, looks like the place could use a good ‘ol Seattle down pour. I originally had not packed my bathing suit, who goes swimming in the ocean in Novemeber? I do!!! The weather was perfect, not a cloud in the sky not a breath of wind. So shortly after our arrival at the beach, I had to strip down to my birthday suit and take a dip. It was amazing.
Part of the beach in Matalascanas is actually in the National Park, Donana. The park is a wild life reserve and there for the beach there is completely virgin, nothing but sand and waves for miles and miles. It was a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of daily life in the big city of Madrid. We spent the entire afternoon at the beach—relaxing, it was paradise.
Later that evening, Tina decided she wanted to throw a party at our old apartment! Good idea Tina! Man she sure does know how to throw a party. There was delicious food, lots of drinks, beer and three cakes to boot! Everyone had a fantastic time. We danced, talked, drank, ate…pretty much all my favorite things.
No sleeping in after the party, the next day we were up early to head to Sevilla to go on a tapas tour. The day was perfect weather and temperature. We toured the city, drinking beers and ordering tapas at each stop, too delicious to describe, I wouldn’t be able to do the food justice, all I can say is D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!! Yumyum.
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