It felt as though it would never end but mercifully the biblical deluge afflicting this part of Spain first of all abated then finally ceased overnight. It was heartening to be able to see across the valley when we raised…
Author: Franco
Gota Fría
That’s what the Spanish call it, anyway. We’ve heard of a gota fría before, though we didn’t know how to spell it. We’ve even seen a video of the Jalón river in spate as a result of a gota fría,…
Posted in 2016 Xmas
Mixed Morning
News from Spain had been somewhat unsettling of late. Before we flew out yesterday, we received news of several burglaries in our development. There are six blocks, each consisting of five units. First we heard that two units in our…
Posted in 2016 Xmas
Queuing Theory
A 06:50 flight from Luton to Alicante with a 35-minute taxi ride to the airport means a 04:15 taxi pick up which in turn means a 03:30 alarm. Oh joy. [Note to self: I’m getting too old for this caper.]…
Posted in 2016 Xmas
A Relaxing Day
And so to part one of our main reason for being in Spain on this trip. To be fair, we were probably just looking for an excuse to come back and sample some Spanish late summer weather. When we learned…
Posted in 2016-09 Spain
New Fire, New Habitats
For the third time in as many days, the water bombing helicopter pilots have been at it again in our valley. The first warning we had was seeing a helicopter trailing an empty water bucket past our balcony towards the…
Posted in 2016-05, Spain
More Smoke
Yesterday, the forces of good were being stretched to the limit by a large wildfire deliberately started by some mental degenerates near Javea. When we returned to our own valley, that, too, began filling with smoke though we could see…
Posted in 2016-09 Spain
Smoke over Moraira
Partly just because we hadn’t visited yet and partly to check out the little wildlife oasis, today we headed off to Moraira. We headed off early before it got too hot. The forecasters were suggesting very warm temperatures hitting 40°C.…
Posted in 2016-09 Spain
Parque Natural del Hondo
I learned of this spot just a spit south of Alicante from an e-contact who was just getting into dragonflies and needed some help with identifications. He has a place in Alicante and his photos were taken at the Parque…
Posted in 2016-09 Spain
Pink Delights
During our May trip to Spain, we’d discovered that a lot of dredging had been performed at our usual port of call in the Pego-Oliva marsh. That can be bad news because the odonata larvae living under water get dredged…
Posted in 2016-09 Spain
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