growing up i went to the beach a lot...but it meant something different in oregon. in oregon the beach is a place to walk, maybe swim if it's really hot, but not really the sunbathing capital of the world. we enjoyed nice bonfires and beautiful sunsets.
here, in spain, it's a whole different story. this weekend i experienced "el cabo de gata" in almerÃa province, where the beaches are the draw (since the landscape is semi-arid, looking a whole lot like eastern oregon but without any trees). and the people that frequent the beaches have a rare form of terrets syndrome which makes them take off all their clothes at the sight of blue water and unforgiving sunrays. yeah, it was not a family-friendly experience. i enjoyed seeing the area but i could definitely have lived happily without the extensive nudity. and i definitely miss the green of oregon. i did get to walk on the very same beach that harrison ford and sean connery used in _the last crusade_ when he said "let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds of the air"...monsul, beautiful (would be better without the nudes).
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