#13

I sit on the sunbed, one I bought 2 years ago and I listen to the sound of the ocean. It feels like we have never left this place. Just our apartment is better. We swapped bin view (#budgettravel ) for the ocean view (#bigspenders ).

 And Canarian Princess is now with us. Finally at home. ;)

We wander around the streets and refresh our memories about things we have done and food we have eaten during the time we lived here. And we are doing so well with our Spanglish! 

88 days of Summer

That was definitely the best Summer ever! :D

Dream BIG, because dream do come true! 

xoxo

Mags

Our last day - 88

We just came back from the beach and it seems like I don't need even bother to pack my summer clothes back to Dublin! 

Bye, bye flip-flops. Tomorrow I will exchange you for warm shoes and winter hat.

The best holidays ever!!!

xoxo

Mags

Day 87

Dear Diary,

Our big adventure in Las Palmas is nearly finish. Tomorrow is our last day :( I can't believe how fast these three months went by! It was an amazing experience to live our dream life. No hassle, no rush, just excellent weather ( mostly :P ) , beach, sea , delicious food ,and of course beautiful people we met! Our budget shrunk "a little" during these three months, but no money is too big for what we experienced!

I will definitely miss Las Palmas, in particular I'll miss our new friends, and I hope we'll see you again some day!!! Muchas gracias for everything!!! ❤ ❤ ❤

with love,

Mags

Day 81

Haha! What do you think about my new tattoo? :P

xoxo

Mags

Day 79

Today our friends took us for a mission in the mountains to collect chestnuts.

We were cold as fuck, but it was fun. :)

I didn't know that chestnuts can be eaten straight from the tree! And there are so delicious!!!

xoxo

Mags

Day 78

OMG! Just 10 days left! Time to get the most of it! :D

Lay on the beach till sunstroke, swim in the sea up to the point when all your body is covered with wrinkles, and finally ,drink and eat till stomach aches! Haha!

xoxo

Mags

Day 76

I have a friend. Her name is Paola. I met her in Las Palmas. She barley speaks English. I can't speak Spanish, beside few words , but somehow we get along. She talks to me in Spanish, I talk to her in English and we always found some common ground - common words that are similar to those two languages.

But when it comes to Crossfit, we understand each other without any words! We just need to look at each other and we know that now is the time to skip few reps or run a few meters less :D

xoxo
Mags

Day 72

Sun, sun, sun.....We had even shorten our daily sunbathing time because simply is too hot for us!

But on the other hand we don't need that much sun anymore, because at this stage we are as black as Michael Jackson in his good days :P

xoxo

Mags

Day 70

Days just fly! OMG I can't believe that less than 3 weeks left for us! Soon enough we'll be flying home :(

Big apology to all my fans ( especially my two moms! ) for not posting any photos. Sorry guys but I had a good reason! And the reason was hosting a guest. By the way, so many of our friends were planning to visit us and none of them did so! Shame on you guys! Such an opportunity may never repeat! :P

Only the most unexpected people visited us - my brother with wife and Bart's brother - Patrick ,which we hosted till today.

And one more time....just let me take a selfie :D

xoxo

Mags

Day 62

Another idyllic day in Las Palmas :D

The challenge for today was to catch the fish. Unfortunately we both failed :P

xoxo

Mags

Day 57&58

Camping

I was 16 years old when last time I slept in a tent. That seems like ages ago!

So I was super excited for weekend to sleep in a tent in the middle of Gran Canaria. 

The best part was to wake up in the mountains before the sunset. 

Our team :D

xoxo

Mags

Day 52

Today was a good day for spontaneous decisions :D

 I went to random hairdressing salon and I said: I want to cut my hair short ! And I showed gap between my fingers, not wider than 2 cm. 

After 30 minutes my new hairstyle was ready :)

:D:D:D

And that is the guy who created my new look

I guess, he just copied his own hairstyle!!! Haha!

xoxo

Mags

Day 50

xoxo

Mags

Day 45&46

Celebrating my 29th birthday! :D

Bart had a plan for my birthday for a quite some time , which kept in secret till the very end! 

I tried all my tricks to get something out of him, but he was relentless. 

And finally the day of my birthday came but I still didn't know where we are going till that very moment when GPS displayed the name of our destination.

Welcome to Puerto Rico!!!

And then was romantic cruise ...

snorkeling....

and beautiful sunset!

The next day was pretty challenging! We drove in the hart of the island to climb on volcanic rock , the second highest peak on Gran Canaria.

Rogue Nublo 

Hurray! We made it! :D

I wonder what you come up with for my next birthday :P

xoxo

Mags

Day 44

Today is our 44th day in Gran Canaria and we are halfway through the holidays!

 Just 44 days left till the end! OMG! It's time to start working on tan! :D

To celebrate the "midpoint" our Spanish "family" took us on a trip to inland.

Gran Canaria is relatively small, but it seems like every corner of the island is very different in terms of landscape and weather! In some points of our journey I got goosebumps because was so cold, and few kilometers later sweat was pouring down from my spine!

I forgot to mention the fog that prevents taking pictures.

A few kilometers later...

xoxo

Mags

Day 42

I need to admit it,  beach life isn't that easy! It's hard to stay in shape when all that nice Restaurants&Coffee shops surround you! But I do my best to stay fit&healthy :P

Well...maybe that's not the best example of me being healthy, but there need to be balance in life, so after heavy meal and siesta I do one from below:

1. Surf

2. Ride a bicycle

3. Practice Yoga

4. Practice my gymnastic skills :P

5. Do Crossfit

You need to trust me on this one because I don't have any picture, but soon enough I will share with you a video to prove that I'm not bullshitting you :P

xoxo

Mags

Day 40

You can definitely say that holiday season in Las Palmas has started!

The beach was full yesterday and thermometer showed 37 degrees :D

Now, for instance in Dublin is 15 degrees and in my hometown in Poland 16 degrees. Suckers! Haha!

I wonder if I will get depressed after returning to Ireland? Or I will be like - Thank God that Summer is finally over, and there is no need to change panties 3 times a day! 

I almost forgot what it means to not sweat. :P

xoxo

Mags