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2018.09.05 A change in the weather?

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

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

2018.04.20 Escultura Jabiguero

This sculpture Jabiguero is dedicated to the fishermen who fished with a line (La Jabéga) from the beach (a habit which is no longer in use). Despite its copper color, it’s made of polyester resin. The exact location is at the viewpoint of the watchtower (el mirador de la Atalaya) directly opposite the Atalaya beach in … Read more

2018.03.20 Surprise …

No, this is not the design for our New year card. It’s a surprise. Because they’re closed on Wednesday and we will leave for Madrid the day after tomorrow, we went to La Maroma today. La Maroma is a restaurant here in the village of Canillas de Aceituno. We very much enjoy the food, the … Read more