Blogs from Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

I spent about ten days in Tarifa. This time using the hostel as a base I did loads of day trips around the area. Late November/early December is not the best time for birds here, but there was loads of interest for me. It was lovely chatting to fellow travellers in the evenings. Finally getting around to uploading a few more of the bird photos. It seemed at one stage I was getting a lifer a day. Often when I least expected it. Still loads more species I didn't get.... read more

Yesterday, we had the full day to explore, so we decided to head out in the morning for a long walk along the coast. Our Airbnb host had said that there was a nice beach 7-10 km away, and that most of it could be walked along the shoreline. She said there was a river, which we could just wade at the mouth of, and some rocks that we'd have to go up and behind to pass. The day started a bit cool, especially with the almost constant wind, so I had on heavier pants, sweater, scarf and my rainjacket. We started out along the beach. After walking awhile, we came to the river, which was about mid-calf to wade through, and continued on our way. The beach stretched on forever, and was very wide. The ... read more

Sleep for Steve; she was no so good. It’s like there was caffeine in our vegan carrot cake or something. Plus the bed has one of those mattresses that registers every tiny move your partner makes at about 4.2 on the Richter. But Tarifa has no patience for the underslept and we have a bus to catch. Our room has an espresso maker… named Maria! Get it? Is this blog on? Seriously, though, we slam some espresso and split. The walk to the bus station is about twenty-minutes past parts of the city we haven’t seen yet, which is great. We pass a little park that features a fair with rides. We consider taking our baggage on the Ferris wheel since they seem to enjoy carousels so much, but… the bus. At the station we grab ... read more

Geo: 36.0127, -5.60295We have arrived at the very southern tip of Spain. From here the confluence of Mediterranean and the Atlantic is visible (sure we have the pix). Africa is so close you can almost reach out and touch it. Did we mention a Pillar of Hercules? Yep, we captured one, the other will be available later.We crossed Strait of Gibraltar landing in Tangier, Morocco. Sure, we have pictures of the place, and will be happy to share them with you, but you'll have to peruse the next post.... read more

One crazy Kitesurfing week and some day in Madrid...... read more