I'm in La Costa del Sol, which is supposedly known for its beaches. I found the nearest beach to my hotel in Malaga and packed a beach bag to go investigate. It was 4pm, so didn't think it would be too bad. The walk there was very pleasant...Malaga actually has a nice street park (think Comm Ave only with palm trees!). When I got to the beach, it was packed! At 4:30 on a Thursday afternoon! But I found a spot of sand and laid out my hotel towel. Damn, the sand was hot! And so was the sun. I was literally dripping sweat onto my book as I attempted to read. All the travel sites and books I've looked at warn of pickpockets so I was scared to leave my bag and go in the water. But eventually I was too hot to care. So I waded into the Mediterranean Sea to cool off. It was quite chilly, not sure how so many people were able to stay in for so long. But it did the trick and I was back on my towel, a little cooler. For about 5 minutes. The sand was so hot I couldn't put my toes in it (what good is singing Zak Brown if you can't actually do it?!). So I decided to move up the beach a little to a nice grass berm that was shaded. It was much nicer....after another hour I finally ventured back to the sand as it was starting to cool down a little bit. It is nice that the sun stays out till after 9, so staying at the beach till 7 or so isn't a problem. The beach wasn't the beautiful white sandy beaches of the Caribbean, the sand is a little grey. But at least it is sand and not rocks.
Overall, a nice beach visit...but I can't wait to get to Gran Canaria for some serious beach time!
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