Of Brave Knights and Heroic Courage: Costa Brava - The Ghosts of Cap Sa Sal

We loved our next adventure, but we were also a bit terrified at times.
It was more fun that way!

Our flight home was out of Madrid so we pushed hard through France in case there were any unforeseen delays. Since their weren't, we had a couple of days to relax on the coast of Spain. We rented a place that sounded ideal. Coastal resort, ocean pools, mini-golf, all kinds of activities. When we arrived, it would more aptly be described as really cool ghost town/resort.

We wandered into the massive lobby built out on a cliff and were in awe of our surroundings. On the walls were picture of celebrities who had stayed here - Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Omar Shariff, Zsa Zsa Gabor. As we were taking in our surroundings, a dog wandered by followed shortly by a cat. No humans in sight. Everything echoed. We wandered around for a time, admiring the remarkable architecture of what was obviously an elite resort in its day, hoping that someone would show up to give us keys to our apartment. An hour or so later, someone did. The first of about 5 people we would see during our entire stay. In the late 70's the resort fell into tough times financially. Rooms were converted to vacation apartments and sold individually. Perhaps this place bustles during the summer season, but in October? Chirp chirp.

Aerial view from Cap Sa Sal website

The view from our apartment was breathtaking and gave us new courage to go exploring.

We took what seemed like the longest elevator ride ever down down down.

Eventually the doors opened and we found ourselves in a long dark tunnel.

Flashlights on our phones, a very good thing. They didn't stop NoFear, our leader, from becoming ensnared in some of the biggest cobwebs ever NOT seen! About the time we were ready to turn and run, we spotted sunlight and rushed to the end.
Imagine our delight at what we found!

An awesome swimming platform set right down in the sea.