Location: Almerimar, Spain
Today, we enjoyed our last day in Almerimar. First, we woke up to the wind literally whistling from how strong it was gusting. We had quite a few things blow away today, such as James football, which, after running all the way around the marina to catch, had unfortunately lost. Not only that, but Lillians flip-flop from the dock took wind and was also never to be found. This wasnt the first, though, as we found out that more and more slowly disappeared throughout the day. After breakfast, we listened to Eliza, Dan, and James presentation and Lukas, Eduardo, and Liams leadership presentation, where we learned all about the importance of change and how to accept it.
After that, Mich had the amazing idea to hold class in a nearby cafe, where we had churros with chocolate and cappuccinos during our lecture. I had a churro from Grace and Elis, which was everything one could ever need in life. Once class ended and we were back in the boat, we came in to find Big Mac hiding in the bilge with his headlamp, which was funny to see. Later, Talia, Chloe, Lillian, and I got some laundry done, walked around to some cute boutiques, and listened to good music through the treacherous winds. As most of us walked around, some others (Jesse, Theo, Luke, and Lukas) decided to go golfing, but I am not exactly sure how well that worked out for them with the intense winds. Maybe it was not the best day for golfing, but everyone seemed to have an amazing time either way. Once everyone had some free time around the town, we eventually made it back to the boat to attend an interesting leadership class where we got to learn more about each other through an activity where we chose different picture cards that we felt described us in ways we like and need to work out personally. It was nice to hear what everyone had to say about themselves.
After a deep and honestly comforting class, people used their hour before dinner to wander some more. This is where I found myself walking the beach with Audrey and Amy as we talked and watched the insane amount of kiteboarders doing crazy tricks with the intense wind that had been happening all day. It was probably the highlight of my day. At last, it was dinner time, and we all hung out in the cockpit, hiding from the wind with Claire and Brendans delicious naan bread that they made for us and some amazing chickpea curry. Ruby especially loved the curry, as her face was completely covered by the end of dinner. After enjoying a lovely and very giggly dinner, everyone ended the night getting gelato, and some others decided to create a rave scene in the port six stack cabin. Overall, it was a great, relaxing, and fun last day in Spain before our next stop.