Eric and I wake in a bit of a fog. Can't imagine why :-D. We learn that Joel is down for the count. He had been mildly sick for a few days, but apparently the night of excessive drinking finally overran his system. Mindy and Anisha are off getting drugs, so Eric and I head to the square to get some breakfast.
Upon returning, we grab the girls and head to the beach. Eric had wanted to see what the surf situation was like and we were pleasantly surprised. There were some solid 4-6' sets coming in. I opt to let the expert do his thing, but still got in the water to do some body surfing. The water was nice, probably high-60s which is about how it is during a typical SoCal Summer. I say typical b/c Summer SUCKED in SoCal this year. I count this as my SD Summer. We also ran into some British guys that the girls had been talking to at the club the previous night. They had also watched the encounter with Frenchie and we all had a good laugh about it.
Since I know my scumbag friends are wondering, yes, this is a topless beach. Yes there are hot chicks with no tops on. Yes, there are also not-so-hot and old chicks with their tops off. Yes, you may reach the conclusion that this is kind of cool, but ultimately a hazard that you would avoid. These are my friends.
Mindy and Anisha left to check on Joel so Eric and I took advantage to do a little sightseeing. We hit checked out the major canal that guided the river into the ocean (Eric was convinced he could surf for days on the swells that headed upstream). Eric also showed me a church that the group had seen the day before. It was built right into the hillside and had some amazing sculptures. We also checked out the harbor and beach on the other side of town. The beach there is protected (ie: no swells) so we decided we'd headed to the right place.
We returned back to the area near our hotel and found an Internet cafe for what I thought would be a quick stop. I had two goals: get our place for Barcelona handled and pay my school fees. I got the school fees handled. The place in Barcelona turned into a debacle. We could not find anything for the days we planned. We ended up searching for nearly two hours until finally, we found a place! (24 hours later, this find would haunt us. See the next day.)
Exasperated, we finally were ready to head to dinner. Joel had rallied to join us, which he deserves props for. We had originally planned to hit a Michelin Star restaurant in San Sebastian, but it was closed Tuesdays. Boo. Oh well, we still found a great place down by the water and I finally had my first plate of paella. Shellfish, rice, spices - paella, FTW!
Joel was still feeling a bit cruddy, so he called it night along with Anisha and Mindy. Eric and I let one of the street hawkers recommend a place for us. I'm normally not a fan of this, but we knew other places to check out so I figured give it a shot and bail if it's lame. The place was pretty "Meh." There were some people, but mostly clicky groups. We stayed for one drink and did have two funny moments. The first was when a song from Grease came on. The whole place busted into song and dance. This really cracked us up. The other moment was when an Australian cougar that came by our table and started giving us a dance show. We were at the point of leaving so we politely passed, but she demanded that we at least take a picture with her before we go. OK. So she gets between us, arms thrown over our shoulders, and right before the pic she jumps into Eric's arms. Haha. Eric gave her a hug and we left, but I had to bust his balls a little. Everyone at Rady know the legend of Eric "Cougar Hunter" Morton. He should have stayed at that bar and added to his legend.
We tried one other spot that did have a lot more people and had a Hawaiian theme going on. I found out from the bartender that they had their own 2-for-1 specials going on (stay classy San Sebastian), so I ordered up a round and she even tossed me a lei. We cruised around a bit, but the place was kind of a sausagefest. After a few rounds and not much traction, we called it a night. Still a great day.
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