We woke up to sunshine – hurray. We decided to go for a cycle ride and try and find some flamingoes, so followed the sandy path/road that runs alongside the edge of the rice fields and has the sea the other side. It was a really lovely ride with beautiful scenery. Big birds, little birds and finally – flamingoes! A group of 19, most with their heads below water, they were amazing. My photo doesn’t capture them at all well, at times like this I wish I had my proper camera. These flamingoes have been here since 1992 and nearly 3,000 pairs were counted in 2017, this is the only breeding colony in Catalonia.
This is a perfect place for us to cycle, lots of space, Lottie can run alongside without being on the lead as there aren’t many people around, and lots of lovely scenery to look at.
We had a lazy afternoon sitting in the sun and then went for a walk along the beach with Lottie and her ball. It’s great just to walk through the surf which is not cold at all.
We move tomorrow, a huge 25 miles down the coast. The reason being a change of scenery and the new site is near a fishing village, and a long promenade to cycle along, Camping Estanyet.
This chap is sat like this every time we go in and out of the campsite, I’m beginning to wonder if his family put him there in the morning and pick him up in the evening 🤣
These are the flamingoes
This is an Archimedes Screw which takes the water from one side up and out to the sea. Paul was very excited to find it, I tried to be excited, honest.
2019 Autumn follow the sun 