Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... M aybe the most famous structure in Barcelona is the Church of the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family).  This cathedral was started in 1882 and is still under construction.  #1 is the Nativity side of the building and it features the "drip style" architecture that Gaudi embraced for this project.  Some of the detail is absolutely incredible and when done it will have 13 towers (currently there are four.)  Oh yeah, it's supposed to be done in 2026, which will be a hundred years since Gaudi died...  Yes, he's buried in the crypt... O vercast this morning but some hopeful little bumps...  Winds were light and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 64 and the water is 66.0.  High tide was at 7:25am +3.3' and low tide follows at 12:22pm +1.8'.  We have west swell out of 250º at 3.0' and it was a 2', but actually little rideable fatties... T he internal columns look like huge tree trunks (#2) soaring into the ceiling and bifurcating as they

Lost Boys & Co... Y es!  Those are the snow covered Pyrenees in the background (#1).  You have sharp eyes and this was the view that we enjoyed as we floated into Barcelona...  And yes, Barcelona does have surf (and an over the top surf shop) but we'll get to that later! S urf still continues to be small and it's gray and overcast.  Not much wind and the sea surface still looks a little bumped.  The air temp was 64.6 and the water is 65.5.  Low tide was at 10:53am +1.4' and high tide follows at 5:51pm +4.8'.  We have a 2.6' SSW swell out of 199º and it was 0' to 1' and poor to worse... O ne of the big attractions in Barcelona is all of the Antonio Gaudi architecture.  As if his architecture isn't enough, some of his decorative elements are pure fantasy.  #2 is a chimney... Yes, that's a chimney.  He used tile, pottery, metal, plaster and found objects to create this other-worldly look.  The amazing thing is that he was doing this around 1900!  It