Ile de Re! (probably last post from here)

We've officially made it through one week of the trip! It's crazy to think about how much ground we have covered in just one week. Yesterday started with breakfast as usual and then a quick trip to the town centre and Carrefour (grocery store). Then we had a nice lunch outside before Keegan's cousin, Kelly and her friend stopped by to pick us up for the beach volleyball tourney. We thought it might be cold on the beach (because of the breeze from the ocean), so we all changed into pants and left swimsuits at the house... bad idea!! The beach was VERY warm, and everybody there was in swimsuits. So we went back to the house to change back into ours.

Once we had the proper attire, we enjoyed the beach much more. The others were very concerned about my skin, so they made sure I reapplied sunscreen every 15 min or so. I did very well at avoiding burns, except a slight one on my nose and forehead. It's already much better today though. It could have been much worse! Hopefully after Spain I'll actually have a little color to brag about... ha. Anyway, after the matches Kelly took us back to the house so we could clean up and have dinner before going back to the beach for a party/concert.

For dinner, Keegan informed me we were having omlettes. A small part of me panicked for a second, as I'd never actually ate an omlette, but I promised to try it. And I must admit, it was delicious! Of course, the fact that it was covered in potatoes probably helped! :) I wish I had a picture of it, because it looked more like a pizza than an omlette. Really cool!

We got back to the beach around 9:30 pm and met up with Kelly and her friends. They were all very fun and nice. Their English is much better than our French! It really makes me want to learn more French, though. I was surprised by how much we were able to communicate. It was neat to meet all of them and Keegan, Taylor and myself all enjoyed our time with them.

The "concert" was actually a reggae band in a bar. It was quite an interesting site (the lead singer had a funky hat and dreads, and the drummer was in all cheetah print...). We enjoyed a couple free drinks (mine were mostly the soda Orangina, but I did try sips of others) and fun conversation (when we could understand it). Eventually we were too tired to stick around, so Kelly brought us back. Another great day though!

Today we have just been packing and reorganizing our things so we can be ready to head off to Barcelona tomorrow! I think we are all a little bummed to be leaving this wonderful place, but also excited to see what Spain has to offer. We have heard only good things (minus the pickpocketers!) Now, we are having a little siesta. Might walk to the beach nearby in a bit. I'll try and post another blog sometime in Spain, but I'm not sure what the Internet will be like there. We shall see. C'est la vie. (Not sure that really fits in this sentence/paragraph, but I heard Keegan's grandfather say it at lunch and was determined to work it in somehow!) haha. Au revoir!