Lloret de Mar, Spain

On the third day, a group of us with three cars following each other diligently, we headed out to explore the rugged coast northbound.  We made the first stop at lloret de Mar.  The plan was to take a walk by the water front and hike up to to high spot for the view, then we will continue on with the coast drive.  While we were walking toward the high point, Mike slowed down and was by himself. Unfortunately his wallet was robbed.  We then looked for the police station, reported the theft, had lunch, then head back to the villa so that the necessary phone call could be made to remedy the stolen credit cards.  The positive side was that the weather was great and all had fun during the hike.  Everyone felt bad for Mike and Sue, and each grow more alert with the surroundings.

 

 

The Beach of Premia Del Mar

The second day after our arrival, and the last day before my departure the Premia Del Dalt, some of us walked down to the beach of Premia Del Mar. It usually is a 30 minutes walk going downhill to the beach, then about 45 minutes hiking back to the villa.  We saw some beautiful patches of flowers, and a nice luring bakery.

We also would stop by a vegetable and fruit store to look around:

Some of the other scenes along the way:

 A bicycle park in the town:

On the beach, people and dogs are having a great relaxing time:

 The Barcelona city is in the distance at the end of the water.

From a bridge, one can see the long beach, and the sidewalk used by many walkers and bikers:

 
We were in a happy and groovy mood the day before some of us will leave the next day:

The Villa in Premia del Dalt

May is a wonderful month to be in Spain.  Ed rented a villa in Premia del Dalt for a month.  I joined him and some of his Cascadian friends for the first part of the month.   It is really a delight way to visit the Catalonia.  Our villa is 30 minutes walk to the train station, then 30 minutes train ride to Barcelona.  The group are mostly hikers and bikers.  People would do whatever activities in small or large subgroups.  But we all cook and have dinners together. We ate pretty healthy and consumed lots of wine and beer!

 The front and back view of the villa:

 
From the balcony, one can see the Mediterranean sea:

 
We spent quite some time in the kitchen,  planning excursions, cooking, eating, cleaning, sharing pictures, and chatting:

 

 

 

We surely enjoyed the wine, snacks, and fresh strawberries!

 











Evans gets the credit for figuring out the plugs on the kitchen counter:

Wenli was the Taichi teacher:
To be connected is an absolute necessity for everyone!

On the eve of May 15, some of us will be departing the following morning.  A few ladies got together and made a card for Ed to show our appreciation for all his efforts in making us to have a wonderful holiday.  The ladies and gentlemen took pictures with Ed:

The card we made for Ed:
The shells we picked from the beach at Premia del Mar, the herbs we picked from our hiking in the back of the villa, and a penny of Spain/euro.  The song of " We love you Ed......" was picked by RuthAnn.  Ed said "Do you want to see an adult man cry?......"