Costa Brava 3
Monday January 3, 2022
After a “wild” New Years celebration, we had a late start on Saturday. The weather was pretty decent and we went to Tossa de Mar, another beautiful coastal town with a fort overlooking some stunning aquamarine waters. I wanted to check out Far Sant Sebastia, a lighthouse with Catalonia’s best view of the sunset, but a heavy fog had come in so we just went home. It was very cold the next day, even with my winter jacket that I had brought from Canada. We explored the village at Beçalu before going for a traditional Catalan meal at a “mas”, a restaurant operating out of a Catalan house. The meal was fantastic, but as the sun began to disappear behind the clouds, the temperature suddenly dropped and I began to shiver. We quickly paid and headed off to Empuries, where they have Greek ruins. I was still a bit woozy from all the sangria over lunch, and it was still cold and foggy, so we called it a night.
Today I wandered around the beach of the town we’ve been staying at, L’Estartit. The northern end has a large rock with a view of the Illes Medes (Medes Islands) and I was really tempted to climb past the rope barrier to get to the top, but halfway up I decided to abandon the idea in case I dislodged a boulder and caused an international diplomatic incident.
I also hiked up to Castella del Montgri, an unfinished castle overlooking the area. It was a quick 35 minute walk over rocky terrain, and I enjoyed the panoramic views from the turrets of the castle. While I was standing on the wall, a German lady on the ground called to me and took a picture of me, saying she’d send me the picture on Facebook, but then promptly left the area before I could get down to ground level. I still had a lot of time to spare, so I tried to follow the group and ended up catching up to them where she airdropped the photo to me. Danke!
We had lunch at another Catalonian mas, and then caught the sunset at Far Sant Sebastia, finally. We’ll be heading back to Barcelona tonight. Costa Brava has been absolutely stunning in terms of food and scenery and I’m super lucky to have made it out here, right as Ontario has banned indoor dining and sports for at least three weeks. Must make the most of it!!
Posted by Jeremy at 5:37pm on Monday January 3, 2022 :: 0 comments :: 