The Andalusian Coast

Sarah and I convinced Caitlin to pick Spain from all the possible European desinations with images of the Andalusian coast.

The image above is one of her pictures.

The weather predicted monsoon like rains to fall the day we travelled to Nerja.  The bus arrived in time to embrace the coast the way it was meant to be seen. 

It was such a relief to leave coats and umbrellas behind and put on our sandals for a couple hours

We all loved our day on the beach.  We drank tinto de verano, caught up on our reading, and tried to relax instead of tour. 

If you ever go, make sure that you stop by the beautiful Balcón de Europa

In Malaga we stayed at our favorite hotel of the trip: Hotel Lola.  We took it easy going shopping and eating tapas till we were sick of them.  We climbed up this beautiful hill to the Castillo de Gilbralfaro, checked out the cathedral, and enjoyed a late dinner under umbrellas as the rain returned. 

We left Spain as high alert reports began to come in of major flooding in southern Spain.  We didn't plan on the crazy weather or that it would be THAT cold, but we all enjoyed just hanging out together. Sarah, one day we will go back to Madrid just for you!