So hey guys, this week we are in Costa Brava, Spain and we're going to be taking you on
a bit of a food adventure.
Can't wait to eat and travel.
So it is a beautiful day out.
We have blue skies and I think that calls for a sailing trip.
Hi!
Good morning.
Ready to go sailing?
Yeah, absolutely.
I think I might even going swimming too.
Oh ho.
Living the life.
Horn tooting.
Much better.
That is a little better.
Hahaha.
Two, three.
So how is the vino blanco Audrey?
Delicioso.
Salut!
So it is lunchtime here on the boat.
What are we starting with?
Yeah, so we're starting off with an appetizer.
We've got mussels and they've been drenched in a little bit of olive oil and there is
some garlic and onions so I can't wait to try this.
Look at that thing of beauty.
I'm just going to go in.
These are fresh.
Yeah, that is delicious.
Like so juicy and so good.
So lunch is served and we are having Fideuà on the boat so have a look here.
This is a seafood dish and it is made with pasta that is cooked in fish juice and we've
also got some prawns.
So it is looking tasty.
Look at the massive prawns though.
I know.
My gosh I can't wait to try this.
I'm so nice to let you go first.
Mmmmm.
What a nice husband.
That is so good.
Wow.
It tastes like seafood.
Back on the mainland.
I'm feeling tanned and sun-kissed.
How about you?
Yeah, that was awesome.
It was so cool just going out in the sun.
We've been in cold weather climates for a while and we had an epic meal.
Sam's looking like a lobster.
I am.
I'm getting properly sunburned over here.
Adding to the freckle collection.
So next up we're at La Vinyeta and this is a winery and a vineyard so we're going to
be drinking some wine and doing a little tour and we're rocking some pretty cool hats.
It is going to be hard to give this one away you know.
So Sam has found a new career here in Costa Brava.
What are you going to do?
They're putting me to work here.
So I'm going to pick grapes and I'm going to try it over here.
Alright, so first step we actually have to try the grapes to see if it is sweet enough.
Let's make sure it is sweet.
Is it ready or is it too sour?
No, it is actually really sweet.
It is wonderful.
Excellent.
Let's go for it.
So I'm holding it here, I'm clipping here so as not to like slice off a finger.
Alright.
And into the bucket.
Okay, so I'm not actually picking them.
I'm just eating them.
But don't tell anyone.
Shhhh.
That sounds like you.
You would do something like that.
They're nice and sweet.
Like they're little grapes.
Lots of seeds inside but super sweet.
So good.
So I'm going to be stomping some grapes this afternoon in order to do so I need my traditional
Catalan hat, Catalan scarf.
Now I'm ready to do this and we're going barefoot.
Quick correction.
That was not a scarf.
That was a belt.
I'm wearing it around my waist.
So Sam tell us what are you about to drink?
I'm trying the grapes that you stepped on.
With my bare feet.
Without even.
You're not evening paying me to do this.
I can't believe I'm willing to do it without being bribed.
I'm getting one for you too.
What?
Let's try it.
That's actually really good.
Very sweet.
Well, I can't think of a better way to finish off this vineyard tour than with wine, cheese
and cold cuts.
You know what, we earned this.
We helped pick grapes, we helped crush them.
No, but that was actually an awesome wine tour.
Vineyard tour because that is the first time we actually got to do those things before.
Yeah.
Normally they just have you walk around the property, they talk all about the place but
this was more of an experiential kind of thing and I really really appreciated that.
Now it is time to taste the wine.
Oh, that is awesome.
That is real full body red and I've got some cheese to help wash it down.
So tonight we are spending the night in a place called la Ferreria and this hotel is
like traveling back in time.
I'm going to have to give you a little tour quickly.
Before we lose daylight.
So tonight for dinner we are having fast food and that has nothing to do with hot dogs,
hamburgers or french fries.
It is basically food that goes straight from the kitchen to your mouth with as little as
handling as possible and the spread looks delicious so let's go get started.
So this morning we are up very bright and early for something super exciting that I've
never done before.
Yeah, we're taking a hot air balloon ride and it should be amazing.
Like this is something we've never done and we really want to try it out.
Yeah, so we're going to be flying over the Pyrenees mountains and it should be spectacular.
Let's go.
It is happening.
Our balloon is almost filled up with hot air.
We're going in.
And we're going up.
Pumped.
How are you doing so far?
You know what it is surprisingly not so bad.
Now it is better.
I had a bit of a freak out going up but now it is okay.
We're okay now.
How you doing Nick?
Cheers!
Salud!
Sam is putting on a brave face for the camera.
It is all an act.
So we've landed on solid ground and I have to say I've never been so happy to have my
two feet back on the ground.
What do you think?
Sam was a little nervous up there but honestly it was such a peaceful experience.
Yeah it was.
You don't hear anything and you can just see you know the little towns and villages still
asleep so it was pretty cool.
I enjoyed it.
I'd do it again.
I would actually do it again too believe it or not.
With a gin and tonic first.
Probably.
So since we survived our flights and there were no major incidents we get our certificate
of completion.
It is a pretty cool map.
Check it out.
I thought that was our captains license to fly it ourselves.
No.
Gotta earn that one.
So this afternoon we're doing a bit of a taste test at el Celler de Can Roca and this is
the second highest rated restaurant in the whole world.
It should be delicious.
So I'm going to have a very unusual cocktail right now.
So follow me over here.
This looks like chocolate but it is actually grapefruit juice and campari.
We have to pick it up very gently so as to not crack the skin.
Mmmm.
How is that?
Bursts in your mouth.
It is wonderful.
So next up we're going to start the appetizer and this is going to take us a journey around
the world.
Check this out.
I've never seen a meal plated this way.
So we have to open this.
Fancy.
Open up the bow-tie and voila!
And there is the world.
Look at that.
So this afternoon we're going to do a walking tour of Girona and it looks beautiful.
It looks really colorful but first up we need to get ice cream because we need our energy
for this walk.
Okay, so we finally got our ice cream and apparently there is some kind of Game of Thrones
reference here.
It is called Ma Daurada and that means the golden hand.
I don't really watch the show so I'm not sure.
Game of Thrones fans please fill us in.
I'm sure you'll know.
Ta da da.
Dun dun dun.
Look at that hand.
Spin it around.
Hello.
Hello, hand.
Hello.
So I'm just going to bite this guys fingers off.
It feels kind of weird.
Like it really looks like a hand.
Hope it doesn't taste like a hand.
Mmmmm.
Let's see.
It is orange inside.
Oh wow.
Is it fruity?
It is kind of like a fruity popsicle.
Yeah.
Tasty?
Mmmm.
Blood.
Bloody fingers.
But it is good.
I like it.
What is in it?
It tastes like mango.
Orange and mango Popsicle.
That is what we're having today.
So this bridge was built by Monsieur Eiffel himself before the Eiffel Tower ever came
to be.
Ha!
Alright, let's go for it.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Are you guys ready?
Ready?
Yes.
Hahaha.
Up.
Yeah.
Yeah, Audrey.
Yeah, yeah.
Nice.
Hahaha.
So that is a wrap from beautiful Costa Brava.
I have to say we ate like Kings and Queens while we were here.
Yeah, and we got a nice taste of the region in terms of all of the travel activities and
things you can do as well.
Definitely somewhere we'd like to come back and explore more in-depth.
Yeah, so we hope you enjoyed this video and if you have any questions about travel in
Costa Brava, Spain just leave them in the comments below.
See you next time.