Note – 2025-10-11 07:25
Sometimes the ways of the world get me down. Why oh why can't we just be nice to each other? But all that negativity disperses when I do the morning dog walk. Life isn't so bad after all is it? Have a...
Tag: spain
Note – 2025-10-06 18:38
@BigGata @khusky I know but traditional, rural Spain is what it is. I love it and hope it doesn't change too much. Just a little maybe 🤣
Note – 2025-10-06 15:54
Not a menu for @khusky my vegetarian wife. Maybe she could try the Vegetarian Croissant tapa though which only includes a bit of tuna? Don't you just love rural Spain 🤣
Note – 2025-07-30 06:32
What a day! Trekked up the stunning Rio Durcal, navigated narrow acequias, and braved the refreshing plunge into the river to reach the breathtaking Cascadas de los Bolos—where some of us couldn’t res...
Note – 2025-07-16 11:21
Wasps appear to be a lot more aggressive than normal at the moment. Went 20+ years living in Spain and not getting stung and then this year I've had about 15 stings in the past few months just wanderi...
Note – 2025-07-05 15:22
@hikingdude the town has it's annual "fiesta" 20th-25th June. Part of that fiesta is the world's biggest water fight. For this they reduce the water pressure higher up the hill above the town. This ye...
Note – 2025-07-05 10:13
Weekend not started great. No town water in our tanks so no house water until Monday when hopefully we can restore pressure. Until then it's visits to the spring to get drinking water and buckets of "...
Note – 2025-06-19 06:50
I do love my adopted homeland, but rural Spain still can't seem to get it's head around those strange beings called "Vegetarians". A conversation that I had this week when there was nothing on a menu...
Note – 2025-06-03 15:17
Today I've had a tough day lying asleep in a field of daisies, under the sun, surrounded by high mountains. It was hell, I tell you, but somebody has to do it.
Note – 2025-05-25 09:55
I attached a SenseCap T1000-E credit card sized tracker to my lovely but very naughty dog, Rita via a small pouch on her collar. When she escapes out of our grounds on her adventures to visit neighbor...
Note – 2025-05-25 09:13
I screamed again today 😱 as I disturbed a warming snake out of it's morning slumber. It ran at an alarming pace past my legs stopping briefly to hiss it's annoyance and headed off into the bush. Dark...
Note – 2025-05-12 15:36
400km round trip taking my mate back to Malaga airport but managed to visit a few nature reserves along the way ... Fuente de Piedra (Flamingos ✅, Dark Spreading Dragonfly ✅) and El Torcal (Griffon Vu...
Note – 2025-05-08 07:12
Yesterday we hiked the Ruta Gollizno, Moclín, a scenic trail that offers stunning views, through areas with rich history, including old defensive structures & remnants of medieval pathways. The trail...
Note – 2025-05-05 06:52
I had to put on my guiding hat and return to work yesterday. I know, it's not really work is it? 😂 La "Ruta Medieval, Taha del Pitres" Charming Alpujarran villages with narrow streets, flat-roofed hou...
Note – 2025-04-30 07:48
Exploring the big 3 caves of the Sierra de Huetor. Fascinating 14km hiking route takes you to 3 impressive caves formed by karstic erosion in limestone rock. A mix of natural beauty, geology & a bit o...
Note – 2025-04-03 13:27
Images from yesterday's ascent of La Concha 1215m. We got lucky with the weather in that we had no precipitation and superb views. Not an easy hike. Involves 13km & 800m of ascent & descent from Refug...
Note – 2025-02-22 11:33
New lithium batteries for our solar installation. Thanks to my mate Pepe for putting it all together. Need a few more solar panels now!
Note – 2025-02-18 08:01
How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008 As an immigrant since...
Note – 2025-01-22 08:39
A word of warning ... on yesterdays walk in the Sierra de los Guajares range we came across hundreds of Pine Processionary Caterpillars. Seems the warm weather had them dropping down from their cocoon...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:46
The return journey involved the spectacular traverse path north of Picacho Alto 1776m to the Collado de Abantos followed by zig zag descent westwards down to meet the forest road that returned us to o...