Return to the Costa del Sol

[Whap Me Jungles]

I'm back in Spain. But this time, I will have semi-regular Internet access so I can post daily observations.

First off: water is really cheap here. I mean, ridiculously so. Especially if you buy in bulk; I got a 5 litre container full of mineral water for 1 euro. I get the reasons for it (convenience and production cost) but it's almost like they're giving it away.

And everything seems to be built on a slope of some description. I'm not really a fan of walking uphill, so that poses a problem.

Forest fires seem to be pretty common. I got to watch one in progress from out of the window of the plane. There had been one nearby a few days before, and I wasn't sure if it was the same one.

The south coast seems to be handling the Spanish financial meltdown better than most of the country, mostly due to the tourist factor. I like to think that I'm helping out somehow by being here.

 

[Dirk]

I hope to see Europe one day. Enjoy your stay.

 

[Барбоса]

The south coast seems to be handling the Spanish financial meltdown better than most of the country, mostly due to the tourist factor. I like to think that I'm helping out somehow by being here.

That and the Spanish are probably used to dealing with virtual bankruptcy.

Like most other Mediterranean countries, it happens once a generation.

 

[Good Golly It's Ollie]

And everything seems to be built on a slope of some description. I'm not really a fan of walking uphill, so that poses a problem.

I live in a hilly place so I can identify with your plight, Whappers. Once you know the area well enough you'll be able to plan walking "around" the obnoxious slopes if you like.

What's the temperature like on a day-to-day basis? I hate anything above 25C.

 

[Whap Me Jungles]

What's the temperature like on a day-to-day basis? I hate anything above 25C.

Easily over 30°C in the middle of the day, about 20°C by 9PM. Like you I hate hot temperatures so I don't enjoy being outside most of the time.

 

[Good Golly It's Ollie]

Wow. Is it also pretty humid? I guess if it's dryer heat it's easier sometimes, but high humidity makes me feel like I got a permanent sweat bubble around me.

 

[The Butcher]

Have you bought new weapons and materia yet?

 

[DirtyJosé]

I'm back in Spain.

http://www.nighttours.com/europe/spain/

 

[Shocky]

Have you bought new weapons and materia yet?

I was hoping for an FF7 remake thread.

 

[The Butcher]

I was hoping for an FF7 remake thread.

The people at Square Enix should buy their water from Spain. The savings could subsidize the remake.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I spent one night in Spain. It was very lovely. The beach I saw had the cleanest water I have seen at a beach. It didn't start getting dark until about 10:30 at night, when I was there. I wish I could have spent more than a day there. What brings you out to Spain?

 

[Whap Me Jungles]

I spent one night in Spain. It was very lovely. The beach I saw had the cleanest water I have seen at a beach. It didn't start getting dark until about 10:30 at night, when I was there. I wish I could have spent more than a day there. What brings you out to Spain?

Not much. Just somewhere I can go to get a break for a week. And yeah, the water is pretty clean, and it looks very blue. How much of that is due to the clear sky I can't tell.

Apparently Andalusia, the southern region of Spain, is the most mountainous in the country, and I don't find that hard at all to believe. Went on a cable car up one of them, and I could see peaks for miles (where there wasn't sea of course).

Whenever I try to order things here, the people insist on speaking English, even though I try to communicate in my pretty good Spanish. Maybe they see my pasty skin and range of T-shirts and try to make it easier for me? It leads to an odd situation where we're speaking each other's languages.

And yes, I was waiting to see the first FF7 joke. I was really hoping Dagger would get it.

 

[Dirk]

You can afford to go to Spain for a week???

I am MOIST with jealousy.

I can go see the mostly barren wasteland called Namibia or Bob Mugabe's take on Zimbabwe.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Have you bought new weapons and materia yet?

No trip to Costa del Sol is complete without kicking soccer balls at Red XIII.

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And yes, I was waiting to see the first FF7 joke. I was really hoping Dagger would get it.

Your reaction to it in your last Costa del Sol thread was priceless.

 

[The Butcher]

No trip to Costa del Sol is complete without kicking soccer balls at Red XIII.

They fine you for that now.

And yes, I was waiting to see the first FF7 joke. I was really hoping Dagger would get it.

I was being serious. What the hell's FF7?