One of the best parts of being in Catalunya over the break was that Andy and his family were also on vacation just down the road. Whenever I had the chance, I met up with him and his better half, Pernilla for some fun. It was a quite the change of pace swapping stage gear for bathing suits and hitting the beach with my metal family. Highlights - soaking up the sun, warm waves, cold cocktails - pretty much all we needed!
We did also take a drive, along with our guides Jordi and Albert, up to a couple really cool spots in the mountains. The first was to visit an ancient dolmen in the middle of a cork tree forrest. Let me tell you, cork trees make for a really cool forrest. Their twisted limbs and spotty color make for quite a gothic feeling atmosphere - quite magical! I was told to lay in the dolmen to feel the energy of spirits that had passed through, but with a group of people around I wasn't able to relax enough to really get into it. It would be an great spot to go back and hike tho. We also visited one more dolmen at the top of a mountain. The view from the peak was incredible! It was a hazy day but we could still see all of Spain (or close to it :) The ride to the top was also pretty cool - would be super fun on a motorcycle. If you go, just don't go with Albert because he drives like a maniac!
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| Chillin Platja d'Aro style. |
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| Compliments of the 3rd best gin mixologist in the WORLD! |
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| Cork trees :) |
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| Dolmen de la Cova d'en Daina |
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| At the top of Spain! |
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| My last day on the beach - must get sun! |
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Quite possibly the best piña colada I've ever had
- on the beach at Sant Feliu de Guixols.
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