Last Saturday Sam's parents took us to Montseny, a nature reserve/small set of mountains about 60 kilometres from Barcelona. Driving around the windy roads as we made our way further and further up, we met cyclists going up and down, and got to enjoy the beautiful views of the surrounding towns and countryside. When we arrived in the little town of Santa Fe de Montseny it was amazing seeing the difference in temperature and climate on the mountain compared to the big cities, and all the greenery which reminded me of home!
After lunch we went for a walk. Every now and then there was a bang of thunder or a flash of lightning in the sky, but as there was no rain we continued our hiking around the woods and around the lake... There were lots of mosquitos and cockroaches which we had fun avoiding, and the shade from the trees seemed almost heavenly after weeks of summer, sun and no air conditioning in Barcelona.
We got back to the car and went for a coffee on the outside terrace of a small restaurant and about half an hour later the skies opened and we were forced to enter the bar to take cover as we watched the hail fill up the car park and bounce of the road.
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