Butterflies, some species at least, indulge in hill-topping; individuals tend to aggregate at the tops of hills. It is apparently a mate location behaviour. A couple of kilometres down our Spanish valley is the village of Senija overlooking which is…
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Refuge Attempt
Having suffered from swarming humanity yesterday, but having previously had a relatively calm and successful visit to the marjal de Pego-Oliva, today we thought we’d try another one of our wildlife haunts, another marsh, the marjal de Gandia. It’s up…
Posted in 2017-Spring Spain
Abandoned Lunch
Saturday, sandwiched between shop closures caused by Easter. First duty, hit a food shop to lay in supplies for three days. Since neither of us could face an early start and since Jalón on Saturday gets heaving with visitors to…
Posted in 2017-Spring Spain
Conundrum Solved
Yesterday, Thursday, was our first full day back in Jalón and was largely a day for getting straight. With Easter approaching, a little forward planning would be required. We managed to get straight with food supplies but both the Correos…
Posted in 2017-Spring Spain
Slow Boat to Spain
The normal price for a return sailing between Portsmouth and Bilbao runs to ~£750 and takes 24 hours. However, Brittany Ferries offer an “economy” service at certain times. When I investigated, I was happy to save ~$180. The downside is…
Posted in 2017-Spring Spain
A Sting in the Tail
Time to head back home. Our leader, Louis, and driver, Tam, had both left early today, Louis to join another tour and Tam to head home for a well-deserved break with his family after being away for a couple of…
Posted in 2017 Namibia
Outstanding Odonate
[ I don’t usually like that word odonate, an Anglicization of Odonata, but it seems to fit in this context, wanting some alliteration.] We had a morning remaining at the Klein Windhoek Guest House before our transfer to the airport…
Posted in 2017 Namibia
The Last Leg
This was the last day of our Namibian Lodge Safari. We’d be heading back down the tarmac main road to Windhoek where our adventure had begun. Before leaving our latest NWR accommodation at the Waterberg Plateau, however, we were heading…
Posted in 2017 Namibia
Waterberg
As we bad farewell to Etosha, most of which I’d missed due to sickness,and were en route to our next stop, Waterberg, I got a consolation prize. We’d just past a small group of Oryx that had been crossing the…
Posted in 2017 Namibia
Etosha: Day 2
3:30 AM: my chunder machine was at it for a third time sans digital assistance. There wasn’t much left by now, so hopefully that’s an end to it. It’s quite amazing how ones body knows when it should get rid…
Posted in 2017 Namibia
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