As you can imagine we study the Spanish lifestyle meticulously. And we have a lot of chance for that when we go out for lunch. We adopted some habits. Lunch as main meal between 2 and 4 pm Lots of olive oil Fish and vegetables But there are several customs we most definitively won’t. Having … Read more
Today is my birthday. Tom’s was 10 days ago, so we gave each other the same present last month: the dance in El Batel. And since that seems like ages ago, we also had some small presents. I gave Tom a sailing lesson (and a silly digital hat – *evil grin*). And Tom gave me … Read more
I know it’s not very feminist behavior, but usually, I let Tom drive. In the Netherlands, the excuse was that he loves to drive and I couldn’t care less about driving. Over here the reason is that I hate the Spanish traffic. But if I have to go somewhere that’s too far to walk, of … Read more
Although the waves aren’t as high as they were yesterday in Japan during typhoon Jebi, they announce here a change in the weather is coming. In San Carles de Rapita the streets were flooded today. In the Rioja wine area hailstones as big as golf balls destroyed cars and parts of the grape harvest. Tomorrow … Read more
For the time being, we rent furnished houses, so there is always something we miss. Sometimes as simple as a hook to hang the towels on. Sometimes as complicated as a specific kind of blender. Both things we bought for ourselves and get moved with us to the next house. But there is one thing … Read more
There is a time to come, and there is a time to go. The time to go has now come. And as usual, the time to go is the time to clean. Today we have been restoring order in the house we occupied for four months. That’s always a satisfying business. So, when we finished … Read more
There are a lot of things we miss out on. Such as salt. We try to balance our food as much as possible considering our wishes and what’s available in reasonably healthy foodstuff. Salt is not on our food list. As I explained earlier, most foods contain enough natural salts to get you through the … Read more
This is going to be our view for the next two months. Not bad, is it? ^hm
And again all stuff has to be packed because we’re moving. It’s at least the tenth time this year. Because we stayed at all kinds of different places, we now feel like real nomads. This is not a reference to the motor club but to the small tribes that cross the desert. Or any other … Read more
The exercises I do in the morning are getting ingrained. That’s a good thing for my body. Yet not such a good thing for my brain. Brain cells only renew when they learn new things. So it’s time to make some new routines. That way I can alternate between sets and my brain has to … Read more