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Day 16: Countryside
Today I went to a rural area of Italy. It was very calm and quiet here. The people were really nice and gave us some of their food so that we could eat there with them. Their houses were built of pure bricks making them very stable and warm for those cold fronts that come in the winter.
I did nothing else because I wanted to take a break. I had enough relaxation for the day outside enjoying the great wind and beautiful sun. ...
Sun Sand and Horses
... to be able to show us an Iberian Lynx but as he had only seen 33 we weren’t holding our breath!! We did spot an Imperial Eagle though. It wasa great tour and Alex kept stopping to show us deer and the various birds. He also explained how important the Donana was to the environment. We then went from the forest down to the marshes which at this time of year are dry but earlier in the year they are flooded and full of birds.
After an enjoyable 4 ...
Seaside chill holiday
... so bother with it and so we went very late in the day instead. In the evening we went out for dinner and had good enough but not great food each evening but after a week we were starting to struggle to find new places to eat. There is a very friendly and safe vibe about the area and we were happy to let the girls go off by themselves although I think they found it a bit limited.
We would sit on the ...
Mooring up another river
... wind as we motored along.
With a constant check on pilotage I helmed while Steve stood lookout. It was weird because we entered the channel and then proceeded along the beach passing sunbathers and swimmers as we went. The markers were not easy to spot and it looked as though they actually stopped but then we spotted another a fair way away. After that it was keeping in the channel and making our way 2 miles ...
Spain again.
... the river side there. We tied up on the pontoon and rested awhile in the shade because the day had been scorching hot. A local man came down to the river's edge and went for a swim.
Then some children arrived and they had some fun splashing about with a ball.
Steve and I were going to try and find the beach area by the dam that we were told about and first stopped at the small bar above the ...