chocolatlife's Blog

Tuesday, August 1^st, 2006

It was raining that morning so we couldn’t go on our bike ride, but the Contiki staff thought fast and decided to meet outside the hotel at 12:30 to see if the weather was better. So, instead we walked around town which was relaxing because the town is so small with only 2,000 people and very quiet, in a pleasant way. I went to the supermarket and bought stuff with my credit card. This reminds me...make sure you check with your credit card company to see if there are any finance charges for using your credit card for a different currency. It turned out mine was 3%, which sucked to learn after I got back.

Next was our bike ride!! Although we couldn’t go up to the mountains like previously planned because the trails were too muddy from the rain, I had a great time! It actually started raining harder once we all got on our bikes, but it was so great because I didn’t feel cold at all. In the middle of our trip, we took a break to have some ice cream! Even better. After we were done, there were long wet + dirt streak marks on our backs and butts.

A shower never felt so good. We had dinner then everyone started drinking. There was a little bar in Haus Lucas (where we were staying). While everyone else pre-partied, I packed my suitcase because I knew I wouldn’t want to do it after I got back from the bar we were going to.

We all headed to the Silver Bullet just a two minute walk up the street. I didn’t drink anything, but I had a great time dancing and chatting with people. I met some Aussie’s from another Contiki and one of them said they were going to San Diego (where I live) next. When I was tired and had too much fun, Geoffrey walked me back to the hotel…how sweet of him. On the way back, for some reason, I felt like jumping in a few puddles on the street, which was fun at the time. I didn’t realize one of the puddles was so big and I got my shoes and the bottom part of my jeans wet. Attractive!