beach
2018.11.14 Chest hair
Whether it’s the time of the year or we didn’t pay enough attention, at certain parts of the beach there are huge piles of brown seaweed. Probably the stormy weather of the last few days pushed the weed up the shore. This doesn’t explain the origins of the seaweed. There is a story that goes back … Read more
2018.11.11 Shit
Here at the coast, there are at least three beaches that are playas de canina (dog beaches). Not that there are no dogs at the other beaches. Far from it. Dog owners love their dogs and can’t part from them. Lucky dogs. Less lucky are we, who have to watch where we walk all the … Read more
2018.10.30 Stormy weather
The past few days have been very stormy, causing the waves to be swept up a lot. The beach will probably still be present under the surf, but there is hardly anything to see of it over the entire coastline. It’s an impressive view, seeing the waves break on the rocks. I feel sorry for … Read more
2018.10.06 Námasté
These wise words can be read as follows: live without pretending (vive sin pretender), love without dependency (ama sin depender), listen without barricades (escucha sin defender), and speak without offending (habla sin ofender). The námasté at the bottom is a greeting in Hindu custom and not the nickname of the one who made these words … Read more
2018.09.19 Cool, clear water
Long strips of sand alternate with rocks and so-called calas. A cala is a creek with a small beach. As surprised as we are about the amount of junk left on the land, we are evenly surprised about how clear the seawater is over here. That is not typical for the Spanish coast as we … Read more
2018.09.18 Fishy fishies
No angler has only one fishing rod out in the water. The red ones these anglers hold are simple, straightforward types. The blue one at the left is a more advanced type with a sophisticated mill. Here on the coast, the anglers show up on the beaches and rocks when the sun sets. This might … Read more
2018.09.14 Proteccion civil
A lot of the beaches here have cabins which contain lifeguards: Salvamento en playas. All cabins are made of wood. Some are blue, others are red and yellow, like this one. The cabins carry a flag. The flags are like traffic lights. Varying the swimming conditions the flags are red, orange, or green. Green is … Read more
2018.08.18 I love summer weekends
The family is on holiday. And guess what? Where did they go? To our place. Everybody loves the swimming pool. And the sun of course. Although it has been rather cloudy for the past couple of days. Which has its benefits. Because then we cannot go to the beach. As such the beach is okay, … Read more