Day: June 25, 2020

Believe it or not, we are doing A LOT of walking and hiking all around on our sight seeing tours through Spain.  We always do our best to get a lot of exercise on our trips, and this trip is no different, although to you it may seem like all we do is eat.  We are probably walking/hiking about 5-7 miles per day, on average.  And because the temperatures are so hot, we are also sweating a lot as well.  All of this works up an appetite, and hopefully at least will keep us ‘”neutrally “buoyant” to use a diving term, so we do not gain to much weight on this trip.  We actually tend to lose a little weight on our vacations because we are always so active, which is definitely a good thing.  I have A LOT of weight to lose.

We were only in Cartagena for 1…

Because we were staying in a hotel, I did not have access to a kitchen I could cook in while on vacation, which means we ate out every night.  We usually just have simple stuff for breakfast, like muffins and/or bagels and fruit, and a real light lunch, if anything at all.  When traveling, we focus more on our dinners than we do breakfast or lunch.  When on a dive trip,  I am way too busy diving to think about food, or anything else for that matter.  Most of our dinners were simple meals, like pizza and fish or fish & chips.  We actually only ate out at nicer restaurants a few times, and ironically, two of those places had sunset or sunshine in their names.  They were located on different parts of the island, but apparently using the sun as a reference in the name of a restaurant is…

Great news EAT! fans!!!!!!!  EAT! Food & Drink is once again open for business, and they are better than ever.  They have new hours and new menu items too.  Before COVID, EAT! Food & Drink was a breakfast and lunch restaurant, When You’re Hungry – Go Out to EAT! but now they offer dinner items too.  EAT!‘s new temporary hours are now from 10:00 AM-7:00 PM, but soon they will be reopening for the early morning hours, and will continue with the extended dinner hours as well.

General Manager Brittany and her wonderful staff are doing everything they can to keep everyone well fed and safe.  Because of the limited capacity rules at the moment, due to the Governor’s COVID guidelines, it is best to make a reservation to make sure you will be well taken care of and won’t miss out on any of their great food and…