Slept in a bit to help combat the jetlag! After a small breakfast and some COFFEE… Teresa and I decided to try the famous Spanish drinking chocolate.
Chocolat, Churros & Melindros from Granja Dulcinea
We discovered that Granja Dulcinea, the place from the video we watched in class, closed at 1 PM. It was just a little after 12pm so we booked it there and made it in time. We each ordered a different pastry to go with it. So we had Churros and Melindros (Catalan for Lady Fingers). Teresa got the version from the video with the whipped cream, I just went with the standard drinking chocolate. It was so good!
You would think it would be too sweet, but it was more like a bitter chocolate and you could dip the Churros and the Melindros in them and it was just SOOO good. It was almost like warm, chocolate pudding… but I don’t like pudding and I loved this!
We then realized that the Christmas store Teresa wanted to go back to was nearby. Somehow her GPS took us WAY out of the way. But that’s OK, the extra miles helped us to burn off some of the calories from our snack! We also found a market with some great-looking produce, meats & cheeses. Just hope we find it again when want to buy something!
We then went Catamaran Sailing!!!
Getting to the meeting point was a bit of an adventure. Apparently, the credit card function of the machines for buying transit tickets was completely non-functional. Thankfully we had cash and were able to buy a one-month ticket. That will be super useful and save us a lot of time and energy as we get around Barcelona over the next few weeks. Of course, what we discovered when we arrived at the meeting point (a metro stop), was that there were multiple entrances so it was hard to be certain we were at the right location. Fortunately, everyone eventually made it and we did not miss the boat (ha!).
Point Park Shirt Photo #1
Maca, our CEA guide, led us to the dock. We got our first Point Park shirt photo and then boarded the catamaran jazz cruise. The sailing was really fun and the music was pleasant (even if there WAS a saxophone).
Staying OFF the nets!
The Net Crew
It was a little nippy at times but, overall, it was just really fun and relaxing. I mostly sat with the students out on the nets but did bravely move off to get to the below-deck bathroom. I thought that effort deserved a reward so I had some sangria!
The ship had an Instagram contest to give away a free drink, and Sophia won! In general, it was a really nice experience.
Teresa and I checked out a few more boats moored along the dock before heading back (some quiet historic looking). We then looked around to find a Mexican place for dinner to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. We apparently were not the only people with this idea because places were crowded and booked! The first place we came to did not have any space though it looked affordable. The second place did, but it was a little more expensive. We were somewhat disappointed in our food though. However, the margaritas were tasty and the night was saved by the fact that the restaurant was fully celebrating Cinco de Mayo, and had a live mariachi band.
Mariachi Band