Wed - 22/11/23
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Weather
It’s a nice sunny morning in Barcelona.
I woke just before 6am our time. So, I had six hours of
decent sleep and my body battery charged to 43. There is a main road outside of
my hotel so it was a bit noisy. It is lucky that I am hard of hearing.
Hotel breakfast was buffet style and it was good. I have
to eat in order to take my meds! I had low
carb bacon sausages and eggs and naughtily indulged myself in some gorgeous
Spanish crusty bread. I also had fresh melon and fresh pineapple for afters. I
caught the 10:30am airport shuttle bus to terminal 1. I self-checked my bag in
OK and went through security OK. Barcelona Airport is a shopper’s paradise! The
shops are amazing. It’s a good job I’m not a compulsive shopper. I bought
a bag for Kay that I spotted in one of the shops. Also, the FC Barcelona shop
had a really nice light blue junior top at the on-line store the girl’s version
is sold out.
It was a short flight to Bilbao. Once again getting out
of a Spanish airport was quick. Consequently, I got the 14:45 bus to San Sebastián
and arrived an hour earlier than expected. The bus was branded Lurraldebus. I
paid the driver in cash (€17). The bus stop in San Sebastian is underground at
the iconic Maria Cristina Zubia bridge (the one with the horse statues). I
walked to my Pension to check how long it took. It took about 15 minutes. I
went the Juantxo Taberna to a Tapas bar near to the Pension in the old town and
had albondigas, a coke zero and my medications. I walked slowly around a part
of the old town. I then had a coffee close to the Pension and gained entry to
my room at 17:30.
Some stories:
After the departure gate boarding pass scan/check we were
sitting waiting for the call to board. A youngish lad jumped up and ran across
to the gate attendants. He left the area. He arrived back maybe 10 minutes
later as we were boarding. He had left his laptop in a tray at security! He got
it back and made the flight! Phew!
The security gate wouldn’t open for the guy in front of
me. The security lady checked his boarding pass. “You want terminal 2, this is
terminal 1” she said!
A reminder: I weighed in at 11st 9.5 lbs. This is my
lowest weight for some time. I need to continue with the effort to get fit.