October 30

Still here in Tarifa

A bike ride started our day as we thought we’d try riding sans battery.  The shoulder was wide enough but soon realized that to see the beaches and other sites we’d be better to drive and then park and walk walk. 

It turned into a long and busy day and now i’m too tired to write more. 

So without knowing that we would be here at all and now spending 4 days, it’s been a eye opening wonder.  

Tarifa .  Who knew it even existed?  Same with Zafra.  Even Cacéres .  To have adventure and surprises and still be comfortable and safe = heart happy. ❤️. When we started traveling by bike, we were fully loaded, I.e., bikes, camping, tents, etc.  From there to the credit card type of travel = much lighter!  And the. For the last 7 years the Camino in one form or another has been our passion. 

So due to the circumstances of this trip , we are in another transition time.  And that’s ok.  I choose to think of spaciousness rather than emptiness when these moments arise and allow life to fill in.  Trust. And a deep sense of appreciation.  

So this is the sea where tunas abound.  And for that reason there are whales feeding upon them.  And to our surprise pods of orcas are here. The woman we talked to who runs the whale watching here is from Germany and has been here since the ‘90s and laments the decline in population.

She also suggested not coming here in the summer when the young people show up to drink and cavort.  Now it’s a fine mixture of surfers, women and men, families and people like us whatever that means. 

That’s my tuna dinner from last night. Looks weird but tasted good.

Ancient Roman city

Wind surfing