I´m on a boat!

For my last weekend here we decided to aprovecha the warm, beautiful, perfect weather and do some exploring around the Costa del Sol. And to fulfill our final goal: get on a boat.

Friday we spent the day in Torremolinos at a restaruant/bar/beach club called Cafe del Sol. It was a great day and much more affordbale than a day in Marbella, only €4 for a lounge chair, versus €100 at Nikki Beach, but the crowd was OUT OF CONTROL. I´m talking The Jersey Shore (TV show) moved to the Costa del Sol. Leathery, tattooed, topless, fake breasted mothers frolicing around with their sons. CREEPY. The people watching was ridiculous, not sure if I would like a repeat in the near future though.

Saturday we woke up early and went to Benalmadena. We explored the boardwalk which was filled with restaurants, shops and sunburnt UK citizens. At night we went to Plaza de Sol y Mar, also known as 24hr square and were bombarded by bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Sunday we accomplished the ultimate goal we´ve had while living on the Costa del Sol and took a boat ride around the Mediterranean. While our inital dream had been an invitation by some Euro bachelors on their massive yacht, we paid €10 each for a 2hr ride on a Dolphin Cruise and it wasn´t too shabby. Although we didn´t actually see any dolphins, there was free sangria, fishing, swimming and breathtaking views of the coast.
Above: I´m. On. A. Boat! Above: LC, Alina, Me, and Chrissy at the Puerto Marina in Benalmadena
Above: Chrissy and I jump in the water and hold on to the buoys for dear life.
Above: Chrissy and I bid the boat farwell
Above: Stranded in the Mediterranean Sea. Not too bad.

Bom Dia Boat Trip

Our second day in Lagos we went on a sangria sailboat cruise of the grottos!! It was so fun!! We hung out on the sailboat sipping on sangria and then took turns in the smaller boat to tour around the caves. There are different names for the rock formations based on what they look like. Can you see the connection?Above: Me with cool rock formations

Above: Me, Rachael and Lauren staring into the distance

Above: "Monster"

Above: "Camel"

Above: "Toilet"

Above: "Elephant"

Te Quiero Nerja

We took the bus to Nerja today. Emily and I were determined to get there early so we left at 10:30am and it was a little over an hour. Dane and Greg came to meet us later and we had the most amazing day on the beach. There is a beautiful lookout point called "Balcón de Europa" where you can see miles to the left and right of the Mediterranean as well as a gorgeous view of the mountains. It was pretty much paradise.
Above is Emily sporting a delicious "helado" and "te quiero" lollipop.

Above is me and Emily in front of the gorgeous view from Playa Carabeillo. Me enjoying the beach.

"Speedo Medley"

When I found out that this weekend was going to be a long one (I don't work Fridays and Monday is a National Holiday) and the weather was going to be amazing I came up with the idea to have an ongoing project to keep myself busy. My proposal was to create a "Speedo Medley," basically a compilation of the various speedos I encountered this weekend at the beach. The "speedo" is something very common in Europe, but fascinating/disturbing and often made fun of by Americans. It appears to be exactly like a bikini bottom for a girl but worn on a man...Anyway this was quite a fun undertaking for me and my friends. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this collection possible.

The father/son speedo shot. My personal favorite.
Who knew a backpack and speedo looked so good together!
The speedo makes for a great people-watching outfit.
Lounging in the speedo.

Going for a stroll in the speedo. The speedo can clearly be worn by all shapes and sizes.
The red, white and blue speedo.

Bald with the speedo. Quite the statement.

Malagueta

In case you have forgotten what sand looks like I made a little video this past weekend at the beach.