In Spain, the school holidays start halfway through the month of June and finish halfway through September. So it’s quite a challenge what to do with all the school kids during these three months. You can send your kids to the holiday apartment of the grandparents on the coast. But still, what can the grandparents … Read more
Whenever we are very early for our walk we notice that the beach is all neat and tidy. Given the big tracks in the sand, they use heavy equipment to get the job done!I suspect they do it every night or real early in the morning before the beach guests arrive. I enjoy walking on … Read more
Not so long ago, there lived someone in Spain who accused all the Spaniards to be lazy. This is false. Spain is a very industrious nation. Take for instance the artificial grass you see in the picture and which is located somewhere along the boulevard of Puerto de Mazarrón. It’s green and will not get … Read more
The only people we have ever seen in this house were workmen. Maybe the owners will be here in the holiday season, we have no idea. We will find out. I guess. What we do know is that this house is blocking the beach effectively. Everybody who wants to continue walking in the surf has … Read more
We are atypical people, I guess. Lots of people love to sit under the parasols that are for hire on the beaches. Sunbeds often included and a chiringuito always nearby. We don’t even love sitting on the beach very much, but when we do, we choose a beach for which we have to walk an … Read more
“Schneiden?” she asked. I had to think twice before I knew what she meant and started saying my Spanish is not so good when I realized she was talking German to me. “Sí”, I replied “Muy corto, por favor”. I hate going to hairdressers. That’s not their fault. I blame my hair for that, always … Read more
One of the perks of the Spanish supermercados is that they have an overwhelming amount of fresh fish. The fish in the picture is Dorada. It has soft white meat with a soft fishy taste. All fresh fish in the supermercado is kept on ice during the day. You can pick the fish you want and … Read more
Today we enjoyed our second guided tour, organized by the Tourist Office of Mazarrón. Again the subject was ancient history – the Phoenicians and the Romans – but this time in Puerto de Mazarrón. From our visit to the museum Arqva in Cartagena, we knew that the Phoenician boat that is displayed over there is … Read more
It was very warm today and we ended up near the water again for our daily walk. We walked from the Mirador Cabezo del Gavilan to the puerto deportivo and around the quays. For us, it was nice and cool. But from the look of it, the fish didn’t like it. They swam almost on … Read more
This weekend was La Isla Fun Fest on the beach of Puerto de Mazarrón. We’re not the partying types, but as part of getting to know the area, we had to join of course. Yesterday evening we watched the fuegos artificiales. In the Netherlands, there are fireworks on December 31 which are done by the … Read more