These last couple of weeks the weather has been devastating. Cold, windy, and lots of rain. Lots of rain. And even more rain. For the reservoir at La Viñuela, it was a boon. Reserves went up with a year’s water for the city of Malaga. Driving along the small roads we already noticed that rocks … Read more
What is this urge to go outside as soon as the sun is peeping through the clouds? I would never have done this in the Netherlands. Not with 13 degrees on the thermometer. Here I have on my body: an undershirt, a t-shirt with short sleeves, a t-shirt with long sleeves, two sweaters, a cardigan, … Read more
We haven’t been out of the house very much these past few days, so today we went to the coast. Not to get a breath of fresh air – we can have that here as well – but to walk more easily and to do some shopping. Oh my, how the storm had an impact … Read more
Finally, after four consecutive days of crashing rain, sun rays penetrate through the clouds. The surprise was that the moment we stepped outside, it started raining again. But after five minutes the rain surrendered and we could finish our daily exercise, a 4-kilometer walk which equals about 6000 steps on my pedometer. ^tvo
This is what rain does with you if you live in a country where the sun is supposed to shine every day. You feel barred. For emphasis, each drop captures this feeling. ^tvo
The weather prediction for the next 10 days is rain, rain, rain, and an occasional thunderstorm. Nevertheless, we were very lucky this morning and did our daily walk without a drop of water. But the afternoon was characterized by lots of rain and at times the clouds came down on us, blocking the view outside. … Read more
The weather app predicted rain in the late afternoon, so we didn’t take our raincoat or rain hat with us when we went down for a tea at the boulevard. It turned out that the weather app over here is just as accurate as it is in the Netherlands:while finishing our first cup it started … Read more
I have been saying this for years now: it’s quite peculiar that everywhere the weather app is called Weather App and in the Netherlands, it’s called Rain Radar. And I use the app every day, checking before I go walking or cycling whether I will get wet. Today the app predicted no clouds, no rain. … Read more