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16-05-2016, 06:27 PM
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10 km walk today

Today with my Finnish friend and her little dog, the 2 German friends who are staying with us, and little ChoCho, we set off this morning to look for Flamingos, the Germans really wanted to see some. We drove to El Majon, left the car outside another friend's house and set off walking along the beach. First disaster to me, I stepped on some seaweed which was obviously floating on top of a "puddle" in the sand, down went my foot and came up full of smelly water, sand and seaweed, ugh. Second disaster, the normal route was closed due to breeding birds, so we had to walk much further and take another route. It was very hot but we had water with us for the dogs, and for us. It was a bit too much for little ChoCho at times so Katrin carried her at times until she was rested again.

We watched the Patrulla Aguila (Spanish version of the Red Arrows) practicing, the photos are rubbish but by the time the camera had focussed on them they had zoomed away !

We did see lots of Flamingos, fortunately, so everyone was happy. We ended up walking through the Salinas and coming into San Pedro, then we had to walk all the way back to El Majon so we went to have something to eat there. The usual nice place we go was closed but there was a new place next door which was open. We got a surprise there though, the new owners of this place are American, we were not expecting that, but they were very nice indeed and the food was good. We then went on to Torre del Horadado for ice cream by the marina, then home, stopping at a garden centre for Peter and Katrin to buy decorated plant pots to take home to Germany.



My Finnish friend with Busen and ChoCho




Katrin with ChoCho



A tired ChoCho



Heading to San Pedro



Flying Flamingos



Flamingos



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16-05-2016, 06:32 PM
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Looks beautiful Loretta I bet ChoCho enjoyed it.
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16-05-2016, 06:33 PM
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nice pics,thanks
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16-05-2016, 06:57 PM
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Thank you Meg and doctor. It was a lovely walk but it was very hot indeed and we hadn't intended going so far because of the dogs, but we didn't know the normal route would be closed, there was no shade to walk in. Little ChoCho was more than happy to be carried at times on the route.
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16-05-2016, 06:58 PM
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Quite an eventful day Loretta Little ChoCho had the right idea .... 10km is much too far for her little legs to walk
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16-05-2016, 07:31 PM
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Great photos Loretta ... and the walk sounds lovely
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16-05-2016, 07:35 PM
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Thank you Mags and Myrtle. It was a long way for my little legs too
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16-05-2016, 11:20 PM
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You'll sleep well tonight Clumsy.
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17-05-2016, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by clumsy ->

We watched the Patrulla Aguila (Spanish version of the Red Arrows) practicing, the photos are rubbish but by the time the camera had focussed on them they had zoomed away !
I know the feeling, when I was in Katherine five RAAF fighter jets screamed over in a loose formation (I assume they were RAAF unless we have been invaded and someone forgot to tell us). I tried to take a quick pic and ended up with two of them as dots in the distance

10ks is pretty brave.


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17-05-2016, 03:32 AM
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Nice to see your photos it adds to the story, there is a place in Spain ive always fancied visiting Coto Donana. Famous for its wetlands and birdlife.
 
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