As we travelled through Spain we noticed some young (ish) ladies stood at the side of the road waiting for lifts, or so we thought. I suppose it depends on your definition of a lift. After we passed the third one we realised the real reason for their presence.
In our mind it begged various questions. Most of them had chairs to sit on, how did the chairs get there? Do the chairs ever get stolen? Who are their clients? and where do they perform the act? Answers please in a plain brown envelope to, Fred Smut, Railway cottages, Sea view road, Birmingham.
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First something heard on Wake up to Wogan. How come that I can remember the words of a song from the sixties but, can’t remember what I was doing ten minutes ago? What was I doing? Ah, yes a blog.
We returned to the delta, a different part, to find some Glossy Ibis, of which there are plenty. In the process we discovered a local sport, annoy the bird watcher. On a couple of occasions we were stopped at the side of the road watching the birds when the driver of a passing car repeatedly blew the horn. It would appear that the purpose of this was to alarm the birds and put them to flight, poor deluded fools. Yes the birds did take flight, wheeled around, landed and returned to their feeding. Far from annoying us it actually provided us with the opportunity to see the birds in flight at close quarters. May be they should get out more.
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The bottle comes in the form of Castillo de Alco from Valencia. A nice red which cost 3 euros 49, that’s Liddl’s price so it is not cheap. I am not a conasewer, or whatever but, it is nice.
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Keith has visited the Ebro delta, or, if you prefer DeltaEbre. He has been restrained until now but look out. The delta is a massive area on the scale of the Lincolnshire fens and equaly as flat and feature less. It is an agricultural area used mainly for growing rice. It’s birdwatching potential is known globally. The first impression is of the number of birds and it takes a little time to adjust and absorb the details.
Red crested pochard in there hundreds. All three types of Egrets. Thousands of Flamingos. Marsh harriers. The list go’s on and on. Star of the day! the purple swamp hen. I let you of easy, stop yawning.
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WARNING, Keith has found the Edbro delta, loads of birds, get ready for an anorak attack. Today we made a late start having been disturbed in the night. Keith was convinced that he heard someone on site with a vehicle in the early hours. We had two objectives today, one,, to get some cash, two, get in some supplies, we achieved both. This afternoon we took a trip into L’Ametlla de Mar walking around the harbour area. It is a fishing port with vessels of various sizes unloading their catch, see the pictures. Take note of the one with the octopus, they were still alive. Like the rest of Spain there are plenty of feral cats. However, these are well fed with fresh fish from the boats.
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Sunday we took a drive into the hills. It is difficult to describe how pleasant it was, the pictures will give you an impression. This is the first time that we have put our little car to the test, we are pleased with it. The type of roads are synonymous with mountain areas, winding with tight bends. On the theme of driving, how do you confuse a pedestrian in Spain? Give way to them on a pedestrian crossing. It’s as if you are stalking them, waiting for them to step out so that you can get them.
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It’s Friday the 13th and we decided to move south. We are now at a site on the outskirts of L’Ametlla de Mar. It is more to our taste being smaller and in a rural setting. The weather as been the warmest yet making for a pleasant walk to the beach, beutiful clear water. There is an area just outside the site where we have decided it would be nice to take a picnic lunch, a bottle of wine and enjoy the local wildlife. Such pressure deciding weather it should be red or white.
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We are staying on a site near Vilanova i la Geltru, arrived on the 4th and are due to leave on the 13th, www. vilanovapark.es A large park with all the facilities but at the same time peaceful. At this time of year it seems to be largely occupied by British, German and Dutch, how come the Dutch speak such good English? Buses run to town from the park gate every thirty minutes stopping at the railway station offering a regular service to Barcelona. I would imagine that it would be a very busy site in the summer months. Most of the Brits that we have spoken to have been friendly and helpful. There appears to be a lot of networking with people sharing experiences. On Saturday Jan and I went for a drive to explore the area, including Aldi’s, or was it Liddls? Anyway we could see a bush fire in the hills some way off and lots of fire engines heading towards it. Don’t thing it was a very big one, however, can see how devastating they can be. Driving in Spain. The Spanish attitude in general is that there is no hurry, unless you get a parking ticket, your car will be towed away in minutes. They have lots of strips of black and white stripes that span the roads and resemble zebra crossings, do not be fooled. They park next to them, on them, have bus stops on them and even double park, cross one at your peril. It is entertaining to watch. Scooter riders play dodge the pedestrian, bus drivers will stop, if they are in the mood, and the police seem to ignore them.
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On Friday we decided to visit Barcelona, not one of our better decisions. It is a typical huge urban conurbation with a mass of human beings all trying to occupy the same space. We paid forty two euros for a tour bus, it was crap. The commentary was poor with no real orientation, abandoned it at the station and got the train back. Very disappointed.
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On Monday 2nd November we travelled from Limoges to Toulouse. The journey emphasised the reasons to avoid the toll roads/motorways using the d and n roads. Although the d’s are minor roads they are in general well maintained, as are most roads in France. Whilst they are a more challenging drive it is worth it for the views of river valleys, ravines, wooded hillsides, pastoral scenes and the many villages. The various hues of the leaves in the autumn sunshine is special, complemented by the roadside avenues of trees, (something we have lost in the UK). The area has many vineyards, the vines themselves have a range of colours all their own.
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