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Spain Day 10: Finally A Sunrise, Some Rain, A Beautiful Rainbow And An Encounter With The Police On My Last Day In Tarifa And Spain

It was my last morning in Spain, and I  finally got to watch the sunrise from the  balcony of my room at the Residence Puerto Hotel in Tarifa. I experienced  a lot of a rain and wind during my  week stay at this friendly hotel. Despite the rain , I loved this charming city situated…

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The Tree Swallows Return, But No Purple Martins Yet, On A Rainy Hike At Leaser Lake In Lehigh County.

A rainy weekend was forecast for the weekend and it was raining hard when I awoke Saturday .  I took my two morning walk in a cold, raw rain near my home in Luzerne County. I didn’t mind since it is Spring and the flowers were blooming, including this hyacinth , and the birds were …

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Spring Is Here, And The Susquehanna Wetlands Is Waking Up

I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County on Friday afternoon. I usually hike in the wetlands on weekends and in the morning.  However, there was  rain in the forecast for the weekend.  I didn’t think I would be able to hike with my camera so I decided to drive to the…

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Spain Day Nine: More Rain And Wind So A Day Exploring Tarifa And Not Morocco.

It was my last full day in Tarifa and Spain. I awoke  early Thursday morning. I was hoping to take the ferry and visit Morocco, only 9 miles away across the Strait of Gibraltar. A light rain was falling, so I put on my rain gear and walked over to the ticketing office at the…

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Spain Day Eight. Spectacular Views, Birds, Flowers, Mushrooms, And A Buddha On A Hike On La Pena.

 I awoke in my hotel in Tarifa Spain early Wednesday morning. I looked outside over the port.  It was cloudy , but finally,it wasn’t raining.  And there was no rain in the forecast.  I had experienced rain and high winds every day during my stay in Gibraltar and southern Spain. ( Tarifa is known for…

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A Bald Eagle, Some Birds And Great Views On A Cold And Windy Hike Along The Lehigh River In The Lehigh Gap

It was chilly and cloudy day  when a awoke Sunday morning.  I decided to hike on along the Lehigh River near the Lehigh Gap in Carbon County hoping to see some wood ducks in the ponds at the Bowmanstown trail head. or some migrating raptors on the Lehigh and New England Trail . I drove…

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Spain Day Seven. Tarifa: Cork Trees, Mushrooms, Flowers And A Few Birds At The Charco Redondo Reservoir

It was cloudy, windy with a light rain falling when I awoke  at my hotel near the docks in Tarifa, Spain  Tuesday morning.  I was told it was an unusually rainy and windy March in southern Spain this year. I wasn’t going to sit in my hotel so I was deciding whether I was going…

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Warmer Temperatures And Some Familiar Sights And Sounds At The Susquehanna Wetlands.

It felt, smelled and sounded like Spring when I took my 2 mile walk through my neighborhood  in the early morning twilight Saturday.   It was 54 degrees  and the robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens were singing loudly in the treetops. . I was looking forward to the sunrise and warm temperatures and a hike in…

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Spain Day Six: Walking In The Wind And Rain In Tarifa

Well I soon learned the forecast wasn’t wrong when I awoke in my hotel in Tarifa, Spain on Monday morning.  A heavy rain was falling. . And rain was in the forecast for the entire day. I was planning to hike in the one of the parks  near Tarifa or take the ferry to Morocco….

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Spain Day Five: Exploring Tarifa And Bolonia: Beaches, Dunes And Roman Ruins

It was cloudy, windy and raining when I awoke early Sunday morning, my first day in  Spain. I was staying in Tarifa the southernmost point in Europe. If it was sunny I going to hike on one of the many trails in the nearby  national and local parks. I had four goals I wanted to…

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