Sarturday, May 31
By Damien Jiang and Matt Hamm
Today was our first day in Cadiz. The group met at 11am at Starbucks in Puerta Jerez. After everyone got there, we boarded the bus to Cadiz. The trip was only a short hour and a half; and felt like in no time at all, that we were getting of the bus. After getting off the bus, the group walked toward La Torre Tavira. The tower was very tall and you could see for miles around. Inside the tower, there were mirrors set up so that if you focuse them just right, you can see the city from inside the tower.
Then, we took a long walk to the beach. We passed miles of walls used to keep the sea out of the town, and there were large concrete cubes in front of them to prevent the waves from directly hitting the wall. The beach was very nice- the sand was warm and fire, but the water was freezinf cold. Most people did not spend much time, if any, in the water, but sunbathed or napped instead. Tripp and I (Damien) built a sand castle, but we destroyed it before leaving.
While waiting for the bus to take us back to Santa Maria, where the hotel is, many of us bought ice cream. Then, we took the bus to the hotel. After a few hours of talking and TV, we ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. It was a three course meal of salad, entrée, and dessert- all pre-ordered by the teachers. There was also bread on the side. The entrée was spaghetti for vegetarians and chicken and french fries for others. The dinner was fairly good, but not the best I´ve ever had in Spain. After dinner, some of us went to the beach behind our hotel, walking around and taking pictures. When we returned to the hotel, some people played games while others watched TV and talked. At 11:30, we returned to our rooms to get ready for another day at the beach.
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