Talking to people all of Europe is suffering from extreme weather of one sort or another. Al Rocio is is a small town in the Andalucia region of Spain, on the edge of the Donana national park. South of the town is a lagoon, I was told today that it is one metre above its normal level. The town is built on sand with unsurfaced roads. The heavy and sustained rain on these sand roads has turned them into very potholed roads.
Andalucia is famous for it’s horses and El Rocio is greatly influenced by that, this is reflected in some of the shops which sale related goods. The style of buildings are traditional, in some cases ornate. Most have hitching rails in the front.
Weather, at the moment, is good. Keith managed to get in some birding. Took great delight in teaching a Spanish birder about local varients. Actually he was a nice guy and I enjoyed his company.
January 8th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
You met somebody while you were bird watching – and you spoke to them – and you “enjoyed his company”!!!
You have obviously been out in the sun too long!
You normally get riled if somebody says Good Morning when you’re twitching
January 9th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Yes, and today I spoke a Spanish gent, and then a couple from Denmark with whom I shared some infomation.