This afternoon, we went for a walk. Albert wanted to find a building that is covered in carvings - it is not a famous building or anything, we had just seen it on one of our evening walks and he wanted to go back to take some photos in the light of day.
I personally like this church view- I like how a modern clockface is mounted on this incredibly old building as if it has always been there. You may note that the clock says 6:00 - which is Spanish for "the hottest part of the day".
On our way home, we stopped at the river's edge to watch a little of the Cucaña. The idea is that a boat with a long pole is anchored in the river. A flag is attached to the end of the pole and the pole is covered in grease. Then people (primarily young men) swim to the boat, climb in, and attempt to run out along the pole and grab the flag before falling in to the river. We watched the set up and a number of failed attempts. One young man actually was able to grab the flag on his way into the river and the crowd went crazy. After that, we left and gave our prime viewing spot to some other folks.
At around 10, we went out to check on the evening program. I was happy to be able to understand a little. Then we went out for gelato (my first since coming to Spain). My plan was to have the dark chocolate, but the young woman behind the counter suggested I try a flavor that had caramel and pecans. She obviously has good taste - it was great - so, I ended up with a half and half. Mmmmmm.
With that pop of energy - now maybe I will stay up to see the end of the Mariner's game.
