Today I decided to go to the beach so caught the metro to the closest station and set off. The beach goes for miles and I walked all morning with only one stop for a coffee and to rest the legs which were still a bit stiff from Montserrat. I even took off my shoes and soaked my feet in the sea - quite pebbly close to the water but higher up the sand felt great on my feet. I stopped for a nice seafood lunch and was just finishing when a large bus load of tourists arrived - good timing! Eventually I ended up at the zoo so decided to go in as it was a nice shady spot and I had been in the sun all morning. There are some works being done to expand and improve enclosures, so some of the animals weren't on display. But as far as zoos go it had all the usual animals people like to see - even an albino wallaby. I would prefer they had big open spaces or not be in a zoo at all, but people will always want to see animals up close.
I got the metro back at about 4.30 and decided to put my feet up for the rest of the day as I'd walked a lot more than I'd planned. Last day in Barcelona tomorrow.