Back down again

After we walked down from the Guía...

One of a series of signs about Asturian mythological creatures.  One creature, El Papón comes at night to eat children who won't go to sleep.

The largest drippy castle I've ever seen.

Waiting for the tide to take it away...

Hey, that's where we just were, at the top of the hill.  The Guía and the path down.

Panorama

On our hike up to the Guía...

At the top...Guía

At the top, gorgeous views and architecture.

Ermita de Guía with a small chapel inside.

Remains of a molluskan aquaculture site.  We want to go down and see if we can access and explore it.

We watched this lizard catch, dismember and eat the beetle.

Another lizard friend found on the way down.  Louis says the lizard wouldn't move...it probably thought we couldn't see it.

Ermita de Guía

We walked up to the Guía, that little building on the top of the hill I keep mentioning.  The start of the path is 5 min from our apartment, on the way to rocky Playa Atalaya.

August wants to compare biceps with me.  Hey, I'm a swimmer, dude!

Looking SW to the Picos de Europa.

Chicken coop, one of many here.

El rio on the left, el mar on the right.

Passion flower...so many gorgeous gardens here...sigh...

Bougainvillea, climbs on houses everywhere!

This house has an amazing terrace and view.  Is it for sale?

Three beaches to choose from!

Here we are (day 1 again) at Playa de Santa Marina on the far side of the bridge from our apartment...15 min walk, max.  The sandy beach starts on the Rio and wraps around to El Mar Cantábrico.  The water is a brisk 66 degrees F but given enough sun we can swim, body surf and boogie board.  Can it be that we have 3 beaches to choose from?  Am I in heaven??  August and Oliver will have surf lessons here.

Check out that sky!

The first of many days playing in the sand.

Making a grocery list.

Hotel on right is the first to be built along the beach.  These hotels have beautiful ceramic tiles on their facades.

Playa de Santa Marina and that building at the top of the hill again...see future blog...

Around the hood

Just some random pictures from our lovely neighborhood here in Ribadesella.

Blogging in our courtyard.  Our landlords live on the top floor.

Again, we live a block to the right of the church.

Random apartments up the hill from us.

Palacio Prieto Cutre - Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) circa sixteenth century

Mail drop at El Correo (post office) 1/2 block from the church.

Marina on the Rio Sella.  We cross the bridge to get to the other side of town, the sandy beach and the caves.

Apartments (seems to be for retired folks) on the Rio Sella near the Caves.  Just south of far side of bridge.

Rio Sella where it enters the Mar Cantábrico (Bay of Biscay).  Make note of small building on top of the hill for future blog.

More Barcelona

How could I have overlooked these pictures from Barcelona?  Here are a few odd ones from our day to Park Guell.

Park Guell.  Look, I'm really in Spain!

I just liked this sign...for our cousin, Sherwin.  I also wanted to check out the funky wares in the store but never got back there.  :(  Next time.  :)

"We look for the hell of freedom."??  Taken atop the hill at Park Guell.

Really odd singer at Park Guell.  He was singing Rock Around the Clock very loudly and badly. 

The second biggest meringues I have ever seen.

The BIGGEST meringues I have ever seen.  Too bad the store was closed.