Wader

There is an area between the beach where the campground is and the dog beach, about 350 meters away, that is like a marshy, wet, mudflat contained by a little peninsula of sand. It’s quite wet and parts of it are like a pond. The dogs like to walk around the edges where the sand and mud is cool on their feet. Today I saw the most incredible thing. At first I thought it was a wayward flamingo but obviously, there aren’t any flamingoes in Spain. I’ve tried to look it up but can’t find any birds native to this area that look like the one I saw. I’m guessing it’s some sort of crane. Pure white head and back, bright orange belly and black under the wings with an orange beak and long legs. A wader for sure. Absolutely beautiful.

Today was another scorcher – easily into the 90’s. The sand at the beach is hot enough to peel the skin off your feet! Definitely can’t go walking barefoot. I bought “cool vests” for the dogs. Soak them in water, wring them out and when the dogs wear them the evaporation helps to keep them cool. Unfortunately, Henry and Polly act as though it’s some form of punishment! I have them wearing the vests anyway it’s just so hot.

I also saw a lot more rocks today…