As a side note, I mentioned the groups of people standing in the water before. It’s an amazing sight for us Dutchies because we never saw anything like that in the Netherlands. And I thought it was due to the heat. But even this evening in the dusk we spotted several groups in the water … Read more
Never in our lifetime, we have seen more sea and mountains than since we enjoy our nomadic life. What to do with such an experience? This probably explains my contemplative look. And I need a shave. ^tvo
It was hairdresser time for me again. I asked the girl to be careful with my ears – there shouldn’t come any water in. And she had the most brilliant solution. They looked like fake ears, but in reality were some kind of cups that I held, while she was washing my hair. My ears … Read more
Amazing! One day there are lots of people on the boulevard and in the villages. The next day the streets are totally empty. It looks like everyone fled. The big advantage is of course that the garage at the supermarket was totally empty as well. And there was hardly any delay at the cashier. So … Read more
This is what happens when the skies clear above the sea. At once you can see for miles on end. But these clear skies combined with the clouds on the right, announce a change in the weather. No matter how south you go, the Arctic knows where to find you. A cold streak of high-speed … Read more
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