If I were an order at KFC, I would be crispy-style.

Bad things:
1. I broke my camera! :*(
2. I am red like a lobster and crispy like chicken: I didn´t realize the sun was so ridiculously intense and so did not apply as much sunscreen as I should have.

Good things:
1. The beach was awesome!
2. Helado on the beach was excellent.
3. too many to count!

So the trip to the beach, as you may have guessed, was a fantastic day. There was not sand, but pebbles, which hurt a little after a while, but it was very pretty and easier - much easier - to clean than sand. The water was shockingly cold, probably about 55º or colder, but once you got numb to it it was great! It was clear enough to see to the bottom even in about nine feet of water, and the waves were just the right height-- not too big, but not negligible. It was pretty nice, after sitting in the beating sun for a while, to go down and freeze my feet for a while or just sit in the surf and talk. We had some pretty intense discussions, quite unusual for the beach, but it was pretty fun. Also pretty fun (read, amusing) was the fact that in the background of the majority of pictures taken down by the water appears one topless woman or another-- apparently boobs are no big thing in Spain. After a while the beach sun got a little uncomfortable, so at intervals different groups would break off and go get ice cream or drinks, and let me tell you, cold ice cream after baking in the sun is very refreshing. On the bus back to Granada I kept getting chills and I dídn´t know why, and Damon promptly pointed out that it could be a symptom of sunstroke. So I drank some water and put on a jacket, and nothing worse happened, but I may or may not have gotten sunstroke yesterday. All in all, though, it was a great day.

A sunburn tip from my señora: put vinegar on the burn, and it will keep it from peeling and also reduce the pain. I don´t know about the peeling yet, but it did help with the hurting.