The Mountains and the Mediterranean

This past weekend was one of the best of my life, no lie. To start it off, Saurday morning three friends and I rented a car, and decided to head to Málaga. To me, just the idea of renting a car and driving around Spain would be enough to call it a fun weekend, but we did so much more. 

 So of course have to also talk about my first experince staying in hostal. It was certainly something different. I wouldn't call it a bad experience, just, interesting. You walk up to the place, and it doesn't even say hostal or anything, it looks just like any old building. We walk in and immediately you notice a strange smell, not a good smell I must say. We were greeted by a very outgoing and also quite strange British fellow. He gave us some sheets and a key, and that was it. Our room had 9 beds in it, so that meant that we would be sharing the room with 5 strangers. In the end, it wasn't so bad. Before going to sleep that night I hung out in the lobby with some others who were staying there, ended up meeting three Bulgarians and two Hungarians. In our room, there were, my three German friends, the two Hungarians, two Australians, and one guy from Whales. You really don't won't find something like this in the U.S I don't think. So although at times it wasn't the most clean and comfortable spot, I still found it interesting staying in the hostal.

OK now I will get to some more of my favorite parts of the trip. On the way to Málaga, we stopped at Torcal de Antequera, and Desfiladero de Los Gaitanes. If you don't know these spots, just check them out online. I really don't think I can describe sites like this. The Torcal de Antequera is a mountainous, rocky area that you trek through. The view and the images are amazing, but what I won't forget is the silence. While there, we all stopped, and just stood in the calming silence. Things like this you really just have to experience for yourself.

Also, we went to the beach twice during our trip. The first time, we just sat on the beach as the sun went down, drinking a little, just talking and passing the time. The other was right before we went home. Here we there were mountains all around, with the sea right in front of us. There is something about mountains and the water that I love. Both stops were so great. I got to experience the Mediterranean for the first time, something that I had wanted to do for years. And I don't know, just relaxing on the beach with some friends is great, can't beat that. What I would probably have to say was my favorite part of the trip, was our drive out of Málaga, to the Cueva del Nerja. This is another place that if you don't know, you can check it out online. We drove on a highway that runs right along the coast. This is just amazing. One one side, you have the mountains, and the other side, the Mediterranean sea. The highway runs right inbetween them and I don't know what to say other than incredible. We took a stop on the way, just to take pictures. Standing there, looking over the sea, with the sun shining and wind blowing, I just felt free, like I had escaped the madness of the world. Moments like that you can never forget.        

This was a lot of information right here, but I hope you can get an idea of how special this weekend was for me. To visit three amazing sites, rent a car and drive around Spain with friends, touch the water of the Mediterranean, it was all really something that I will never forget. Words can't describe how great it was.