Ahh how time flies. Spring fever and your bewitching breeze has had me floating through the months until now. Smacked awake with the hot and humid dog days of summer. Now for a little catch up, back to the past…A wonderful visit from our friend Noel (April 1 - 6) had us renting a car, braving the Spanish roads, and seeing some of the sights of the Costa Brava.

We headed out from Barcelona to San Felíu de Guixols.

Next stop was Empuries. A 575 BC Greek and then Roman town on the Mediterranean coast. This is where we were introduced to the famous “tramuntana” wind. It was so windy that it was difficult to stand at times, and I now understand why the wind is rumored to make men crazy. Despite our fight to stay vertical, the ruins of the town were amazingly beautiful.

Ok…maybe a few of us were affected by the wind.

Now off to Cadaques a beautiful fishing village that has amazingly held on to its charm despite being inundated by more tourists than residents every summer. The streets are narrow, steep and paved with pieces of slate stone placed in a vertical position. The town has also had some notable residents and visitors, over the years it has become a bit of a mecca for artists…Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miró, Man Ray (just to name a few), and Salvador Dalí who had a house built in near by Port Lligat.

We had arrived in the town before the height of tourist season, so it was still “quiet” (only in lack of people) so it was just us and the “tramuntana”. La Sirena was a wonderful little restaurant set in a tiny alley off one of the narrow streets. We ate the best local anchovies and other fish. After settling into bed with a full belly, the hotel creaked and rattled as if we were out on the open sea in an old wooden ship. I thought the wind would keep me up, but it actually lulled me into slumber, sleeping of pirates and mermaids…

The next morning we wandered around the town in search of the local anchovies. Maybe the cats will lead us to the stash? We couldn’t find any local catch, but did buy some from near by Roses. I don’t like anchovies, but Jason and Galya said they were amazing. I will take their word for it. It was an amazing road trip.

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