Sunday, June 29, 2025

Costa Brava – Sa Tuna

 

April 29-30: The next stop on our Spain road trip was the coastal town of Sa Tuna. After exploring cities and mountains, it was so refreshing to arrive at the beach!

Our Airbnb felt like such a luxury compared to our last stay—no more bunk beds in a shared room without power.  This one was spacious and cozy, with a lovely view of the water. Waking up to the sight of the ocean just fills my soul.

The town of Sa Tuna was quiet and charming, with winding streets and a laid-back vibe. We spent our time hiking along the coast, exploring rocky coves, and playing on the beach with the kids. It was the kind of place that invites you to slow down. Having my parents on the trip made everything even more special. After the kids went to bed, they always encouraged us to go out for a walk or explore a bit more—which turned into some of our favorite memories just the two of us. I loved our night of soaking our feet in the ocean with the sound of waves, brought me back to our Hawaii dating days. 

Another especially memorable moment, was an early picnic breakfast on the beach.  We brought out bowls, sat in the sand, and ate while looking out at the ocean. It was so nice to get that morning air and ground first thing in the morning. 

The best kind of playground. 
Early morning breakfast spot. 


Montserrat, Spain

April 28-29, 2025: Our second night in Spain was in Monserrat! It has been on our bucket-list for awhile so was pumped to go! This little mountain sanctuary is just under an hour from Barcelona. The rental car upgraded us to a massive 8 seater van and Riley drove taking it up the windy mountain and managed to not have any car sickness (yay for no puking in the car!)  It was such a neat place and one of our favorite locations of the trip.  It turned to be quite a wild day with a massive power outage over the whole country and so we had no power during out mountain stay, which also put our room for the night jeopardy since their whole system to check in and keys to the room all didnt work without power. We missed the thrown up in the car, but it came in the middle of the night. The power was still not on, so scrambling trying to avoid stepping in throw-up, trying to get the thrower upper to a toilet and avoid stepping in was a memory for the books and a good laugh now. 

The thing that stands out was the most was the morning hikes we did! The light and landscape was amazing. Riley woke up before sunrise and hiked and sumitted and called me to start hiking to headed his way and we switched and then my parents went. The clouds and sky and light as stunning, just given the time of day and sky and things it was a top 10 hike.