Police Escort

From the 3rd through the 6th, 6 friends and I rented a VW "mini-van" and set out for 4 different southern Spain cities: Altea, Alicante, Murcia, and Granada. We were definitely crammed into the small car, but the trip was filled with singing, sleeping, and snuggling. David, our driver, did an excellent job too!

In Alicante, we climbed up a mountain to explore the Santa Barbara Castle. The view on top was absolutely incredible and breath-taking. We could see the Mediterranean and the mountains at the same time. I don't even know how to describe it because the view was just completely overwhelming. The weather was perfect - sunny with a breeze, so we decided to take a siesta on top of the castle. Everyone was grinning from ear to ear. That day has been my favorite so far.

These pictures don't do it justice

Mountains and the Mediterranean

Map of the castle

The hostel we stayed in was really neat. We had a terrace with an incredible view of the castle. The coolest part of the hostel is actually how we got there. We were lost and couldn't find it, so after asking several people for directions, we told a group of police officers "estamos perdidos" meaning that we're lost. They ended up giving us a police escort to our hostel!