janesadventures

Into the mountains Tuesday   Drive a little way further along the coast to have a look what it is like then leave the Mediterranean sea and head inland into the mountains, to the Parc Natural dels Ports de Beseit. It’s an incredibly dramatic landscape, winding roads going higher and higher. Stop to take a look at and to photograph our surroundings and it’s certainly a few degrees colder even though we haven’t driven that far. Jeans and fluffy jacket come back out of the cupboard. Carry on almost to the village of la Pobla de Benefassa which is built into the hillside. Drive down a track and find somewhere to park up for the night. Walk a little way into the mountains and see around 30 Griffon Vultures circling overhead. Further on see 2 Golden Eagles and what Geoff thinks is a Bonelli’s Eagle. What a place - it is so quiet and in a strange way the silence hurts your ears, which I find a little unnerving.  La Pobla de Benifassa   Silent Site Wednesday  Spend the early...

  Welcome to my first blog installment of our 2-3 month trip to Spain (and France) in our campervan. I'm with Geoff Sample who records the sounds of birds and wildlife. We have been planning this trip for quite some time and even up to the day we left, couldn't quite believe it was happening.    Tuesday 19 th April 2022        Day 1 Left home later than planned so we hit traffic going around Newcastle but it did give me chance to say ‘Adios’ to the Angel of the North as we crawled past. On the journey south we spend a lot of time remembering all the things we have forgotten to bring / forgotten to do. Stay overnight on a farm in Lincolnshire.   Wednesday  Up early to set off for Dover. Stop in a service station for coffee and Geoff valiantly resists a sausage and bacon roll and makes do with half a croissant. (He’s on a waistline reducing regime in time for our son’s wedding in August). Traffic running smoothly over t...