A trip to the beach in October? Yes please. This past Saturday, my roomies and I, along with some other girls from our program, took a trip to a beach called Matalascañas. After almost getting lost on our walk to the bus station (the very same bus station I walk to every day for school, but that shouldn’t surprise any of you) it was about an hour bus ride from Sevilla to the province of Huelva, where the beach it located. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. There was hardly a cloud in the sky, it was hot enough for a beach day, but not too hot so you were sweating just lying there. When we arrived, we set up shop on the beach – we brought sheets and airline pillow that we found in our apartment and packed lunches, so we were set for the day. One great thing about it was that not many natives still go to the beach in October, so it was not nearly as crowded as I’m sure it gets in the summer. With Spanish people, they adjust their lifestyles according to the calendar, not the temperature. We foreigners on the other hand decided we would take advantage of this heat while it lasts! All in all it was a wonderful day. We were there from 12 to 5:30 soaking up the sun, taking walks up and down the beach, cooling off in the water, and taking LOTS of pictures as usual. Don’t worry; I only got a teeny bit sunburned. Even though it’s still very hot here, the sun is not as strong because it is technically fall. My two favorite things about the trip were the amount of shells on the beach and this super hot guy that we affectionately named “Ken Doll.” But back to the shells…the part of the beach closest to the water is covered with thousands of beautifully colored whole shells. Very different from some beaches where you‘re lucky if you find a few intact seashells. And as far as the guy, I think the nickname explains it all.
Me = super excited to be at the beach! Well more like I felt the need to take a picture jumping because that's what people do at the beach I guess. And it looks like I was waaaayyy further off the ground than I really was.
My new roomies and I
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