The car had to go to the garage in Cartagena for its usual maintenance and we decided to make it a day out with our friends. We went to Cartagena twice last year and already have our favorite spots. One of which is the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuátic. Every time we are there, loads … Read more
Men at Work are always an interesting topic of popular debate. Not only in Spain but everywhere in the world. To explain this I coined the phrase ‘sense of work’. This ‘sense’ is made up of ideas people have about their meaningfulness, work routines, the working environment, the work process, and their self-image as a … Read more
Friends came over all the way from the Netherlands. In a campervan. They are on a long-delayed holiday in Spain. Both don’t know the country very well. He wants to see a lot of rare birds. She enjoys the ever-changing landscapes. It’s nice to have friends over. Also, if they stay a couple of days, … Read more
Spain is well stored with archaeological sites. Less well-known are agricultural archaeological sites. Like the one you see in the picture. It’s an iron pole that is connected to two other iron poles with a plastic curtain. The use of these poles and the plastic curtain are much debated and even contested in the world … Read more
We love the Mercado in Puerto de Mazarrón because 2 of our favorite shops are there – the baker and the ecological store. And today we had an unexpected view on the Mercado from a hill. It really stands out between those grey and beige buildings. By the way: I think it’s really funny that … Read more
The weather app keeps predicting sun and the reality keeps being rainy. Well, we won’t melt from a bit of rain. Although we didn’t like that the supposedly drying laundry outside got soaking wet again. Today we walked a part of the Vías Verde. We took up the path about 600 m. from our house … Read more
Most of the day was sunny and lovely. When we drove out of Puerto de Mazarrón with our shoppings we saw big waves of sea mist. But still, we hadn’t thought it would rain. Even when we see dark clouds we don’t expect rain. Especially when the weather app predicts sunshine all day. So yes, … Read more
In the south of Spain, there are an awful lot of plastic greenhouses. They are ugly. If I am driving past I just see the roofs and I have always wondered what is inside. And now I know: nothing! 🙂 OK, to be honest, the neighboring greenhouses harbored tomatoes. And I didn’t take this picture … Read more
It’s 13:30 hours on Monday the 7th of May 2018. The temperatures are well into the twenties (Celsius). The sun is shining. The clouds on the horizon are no serious threat. This is the boulevard and the beach of Bahia de Puerto de Mazarrón. Nobody. Not on the boulevard. Not on the beach. We are … Read more
This is an abandoned mine. Outside in the fields. Just a ten-minute walk from where we live. No fences, no signs. The pit is covered by iron netting. The wooden headstock is so putrefied that it moves in the wind. If you walk through the field here, now and again you will find fenced-off holes … Read more