Staycation: Costa Brava 2020

With the approach of the beginning of the new school year we would like to wrap up our weirdest summer vacations to date with the last two Staycation posts of 2020.

This year I’ve had 3-week summer holidays, but I call them my semi-vacations because I’ve been partially working for a few days each week. In addition, during the first week I took some tests and checked with my doctor, which doesn’t seem like the nicest start of holidays, right? *wink*

For the second and third week Daniel joined me for the holidays and we planned three different 1-day getaways. They had to comply the following: doable in one day, so we would get back home with Juno, and choose only places where social distancing was possible. I was craving for the sea, so of course 2 of the three would be at my beloved Costa Brava.

Costa Brava is how the Mediterranean coast is called from the town of Blanes until the very end on the French border in the north. It’s specially known for its coves, cliffs and beaches, that are connected through a hiking walk that crosses several parks alongside the coast (which protect the area from massive construction). The towns are also specially lovely too, I would certainly mention Cadaqués as a prime example, in case you want to Google it. During the last years together with Daniel we have already visited several parts of the coast, and I’ve even started to make a list of all the most famous coves & beaches so we can always visit new ones.

Let’s dress with our most summery outfits, take your swimsuit because we are going to the beach!

We have discovered our new favorite picnic food: handmade onigiris! We bought 7/Eleven-looking wrapping and the result looks straight of a Japanese combini store, right? We have already tried the following flavors: teriyaki salmon, grilled ginger chicken & mayo, egg & mayo, grilled prawns and ikura (salmon eggs), so yummy!