We Land In Spain!

Hello from Spain! This is Sarah! Nate and I have enjoyed this brief trip to Europe immensely. We love Espana and do not want to leave! We have spent the past few days eating, walking and eating! I have had helado (gelato) every day! Nate is in love with the little sandwiches called “Mondaditos.” They mix red wine and 7up soda, its so good! I have had a bad cold, but we kept going!

Our first day here we took a city tour, went to a museo (museum), town hall and a cathedral. The museo was for the Cathedral, and I felt like I was the only one who appreciated it. Some of the artifacts were robes that priests wore in the 1700s, and chalices and tabernacles from the 1700s. Some people laughed at things or just were not sincere, and it pissed me off because they did not realize how important those items are. It upset me, but I tried to ignore it and appreciate the history that was before me.

Our second day in Spain we slept in! Which was perfect because lunch is so late in Spain! We went in search of tapas and we found some! We spent 1:00pm-9:00pm just walking around, eating and shopping with some Semester at Sea folks. We even bought some Spanish candy bars, yum!!!!


Our third day in Spain, Nathan and I walked along the coast. We walked on the wall that kept the town safe from Napolean’s conquest. The view of the ocean was beautiful. It’s a unique greenish color in Spain. After a few hours to ourselves, we returned to the ship and met up with some more Semester at Sea folks and headed back out for some gelato and more mondaditos. The night life on a Friday in Cadiz is crazy. We also found a “Supermarcado” and stocked up on snacks.

On our last day in Spain, we woke up bright and early for brunch in Cadiz. I wanted to get the “churros con chocolate” I had been hearing so much about. I did and they were great. Nate ate kidneys instead. A group of us just meandered for a few hours after that, buying last minute gelato and candy and looking for last minute souvenirs. We definitely didn’t want to leave Spain. Nate and I seem to love Spain more and more with each visit. It was sad getting back on the ship, but we are very excited for Morocco!


Love, Sarah

latitude: 36° 32.07N; longitude: 006° 17.43W; speed: 0.0 knots; course: 237°