Sushi and a day at sea

As expected, I skipped a day of blogging. Yesterday was a pretty chill day. I had breakfast with the kids and we just hung out all morning at the apartment playing wii, puzzles, braiding our hair and watching tv. Inma made one of my favorite dishes for lunch. Gazpacho! It's basically just cold tomato soup. But she makes it fresh and we put veggies and iberico ham in it...it's just yummy!

In the evening, we took a little roadtrip to Valle de Ricote for a little scenic excursion. W drove way up in the mountains, thru some typical Spanish villages, and had some great views. We stopped at a cafe for a drink and a snack and headed back to Murcia for my 10:00 dinner plans with friends. We went to this sushi bar called Moshi Moshi very close to the cathedral. They have half priced sushi on Tuesdays. We ate a ton of sushi and had wine and ended up just issuing 13€ a person. And it was a really nice time. I went with Miguel, Brittany, Nuria and Roberto (Britt's boyfriend). All friends of mine thanks to Inma for introducing to Miguel and Brittany from her German class :)

Jose and I took a walk and a selfie in front of the church in Archena (close to the Ricote valley) 

Today was a bit different and such a good day! Bartolo picked me up at 10am and we started our hour long drive to his hometown of Aguilas. Last year he took me to his beach in Aguilas. I found out he had a boat and thought it would be fun to take it out today. After a quick run by his apt. to pick up the boat keys and a run to the super mercado for groceries, we made it to the port. 6 hours at sea! It was a bit windy but we found a little cove where the water was calmer and sober the day suntanning, drinking, eating, snorkeling and swimming. Bartolo is super sunburned. I'm just a little pink and hoping I'll be tan by morning!

 

Beberechos..clams I think??

 

Leftovers for the birds and fishies:

 

Heading in as the rain clouds come our way:

Bartolo dropped me off at home and I was showered by 8. Inma picked me up and the kids and I went out for dinner and Ice cream. Pasteles de carne. Basically just meat pies, but very typical here in Murcia. I had to be sure to eat one before I leave on Friday...they're so good! Smooy ice cream for dessert, hair braiding on the street corner with the girls (the weather here is awesome!) and a night cap with Inma and Angelita at a bar down the street.

It's been a very full day! Just one more day and I'm headed to London!!

...more pics to come from camera!!