A Hill, A Beach, A Cable Car

Our day started with a quick stop at a barber where Nathan got his mop pruned back to a more presentable state. Next we hiked up a pretty decent hill - though we cheated and took escalators part of the way - to Park Guell. We expected to be able to just walk in and check out the park, but unfortunately you need to buy tickets, and they were all sold out for the day... Oh well.

We quickly formed a new plan and set off around the park to a hill where we could get a good view out over Barcelona. It was cool to see the Terracotta colours of the Barcelona rooftops with the sparkling blue Mediterranean behind. The Sagrada Familia makes for a striking landmark too.

After we made our way down from the hill we caught the bus to Barcelona beach. The looming presence of the Americas cup was noticeable here, with an electronic clock counting down to the start of racing. There were a couple of AC75s training off in the distance, but too far for us to see which teams.

We went for a wander along the beach, keeping our valuables closely guarded as it felt like it could be a hotspot for pick pockets. The beach was absolutely jammed full of people. It was a lovely day and we would have loved to go for a dip, but it just didn't feel safe to leave our stuff with so many people around. So after a short photo shoot on the end of the breakwater we made our way back.

One last activity to top off the day was the cable car ride over Port Vell. The wait was significantly longer than we expected, but once we were up the tower the view was pretty awesome. We had a bit of a gander down into the AC teams bases as we flew overhead in our little red basket, but there wasn't a lot of action. Nathan also spotted Skorpios, a 137ft carbon fibre offshore racing weapon, sitting up on the hard waiting for her next race. Team NZs Taihoro was still wrapped up in the corner - seriously if they want a hand to unwrap we don't mind!

We landed safely on the other side, conveniently right next to a bar... So we finished our day with a couple of Sangria's - one traditional and one Cava (traditional is best!). Safe to say we're sangria converts!Читать далее