quick blogs 2: Summer Holiday in Sunny Spain

And...what Glorious weather it was.!
Such a nice change to the unpredictable dublin summer...
A strong dose of sun, beach and surf... food and lots of family..

Elena went up in August to see her parents and other family..and Ivan then joined them for a while.
Cousin Louise from Australia also joined us for a very few days, taking s short detour from her holiday in England.... But for some reason, I am missing some of my photos, and will have to ask Louise for copies. Sadly, I think i left them in Spain. :(

Anyways, here are some snaps from Tapia in the north of Spain, with my parents and cousins, and some of their little ones.

Elena and her mum at the Eligio del Horizonte sculpture (Praise of the Horizon), by Eduardo Chillida in Gijon (great city)
and... with parents on a day out in nearby Luarca

Marine museum at Luarca with Ivan and Louise- with 4 giant squids (mostly baby ones, like this one) and other strange and wonderful creatures.
For memory this baby giant squid was abou 13 metres long from tentacle-tip to 'tail'.
The spooky looking thing is actually a sting-ray skeleton..

Nearby Castropol- very small fishing village near Tapia (as seen from a little boat)

A trip along the coast with Ivan... Spectacular Cabo Vidio (Cape Vidio)
and then... back home to Dublin to await the eminent arrival of our very dear friends The Merriels and some unseasonally lovely stable weather!!!