Matalascañas

14 Marzo

Saturday some of my friends invited me to go to the beach with them. I had to get up early and almost didn't get a ticket for the bus, but it all worked out and we headed to Matalascañas, near Huelva. It was about an hour bus ride and I hung out with my friend Sarah, she is really nice and we talked a lot, especially when we ended up getting separated from the other girls who came with us. We got to the beach around 9:30 so it was still a little chilly but it ended up being a gorgeous day. We tanned, played frisbee with Sarah's friend Andrew when he got there and went swimming (they thought it was cold but I'm used to Hampton beach so it was fine for me!) It was very relaxing and a lot of fun - we couldn't believe we were tanning on a beach in March! There was a big part of a tower that had once stood in the water left on the beach and once the tide came in, it was pretty deep out in the water and people were jumping off of it. Well Andrew really wanted to try it and convinced me to go with him. The swim out there was hard because I'm not the strongest swimmer and the waves were pushing back on me and making me swallow water. But I made it and Andrew helped me get up on the top of the rock. We enjoyed the view for awhile then jumped in - it was very fun, i screamed really loud on the way down! I'm glad I did it though, I definitely worked through a few of my fears/ things i struggle with (swimming, rock climbing, heights). Plus the swim back in was a lot quicker with the waves helping you! Overall it was a really fun day and I'm so happy I went.

Beach pictures!


That night, Jackie and her parents arrived in Sevilla! Their hotel was very nice and pretty close to my house and it was so exciting to see them! I miss my friends and family a lot. Jackie and I went out for a little bit on Saturday night and then Sunday I was the tour guide/Vorsteveld family photographer for the day and showed them all the best sights in Sevilla - lunch and dessert at a cafe, the royal palace and gardens, the cathedral, the river, the park and the plaza de espana, tapas and flamenco - it was a long day but a lot of fun and it was so good to spend time with Jackie! I'm so excited to go see her in a few weeks in the Netherlands and to go to Greece with her at the end of April!

Tomorrow I'm heading to the Extremadura, a region of Spain with really cool Roman Ruins and old buildings which I've heard is really pretty, I'm excited. I'll definitely post a new blog and pictures of it sometime next week! Thanks for reading! <3