A quiet week, so all the photos are from my morning walks with Mochi or my bicycle rides.
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As usual, my Sunday began with a walk to the beach with Mochi. Sunrise in mid-October is a bit after 8 a.m. (until we change back to normal time in the last weekend of the month):
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The sun appears over the Mediterranean:
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There are almost always people sitting in the sand and waiting for sunrise:
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Beach “art” (I cannot decide if this is a human figure or a penis):
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Later in the week we got some cloudy and rainy days, although still warm enough to ride in shorts and short sleeves. Here is the guard tower in El Campello on Monday morning:
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During our afternoon walks, the cats are watching us:
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On working days, the only way to have time to give Mochi a long walk and to do my bicycle ride before work is to start everything very early, long before sunrise:
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On Saturday morning, we had more clouds and the aftermath of Friday’s rain and wind:
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Mochi likes the beach wall:
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The Magic Cactus likes the mix of rain and sunshine we are having right now:
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On Saturday morning, Mochi and I went shopping at Madagascar, a large pet shop:
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On Sunday morning, I rode to Aigues. The guard tower in El Campello was decorated for the Moros y Cristianos festival:
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The boats in the harbour. It is Sunday, so the fishing boats are also in the harbour:
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I continued to Aigües where I happened upon a painting competition. Basically, the inhabitants of the village were encouraged to paint the various features of the place, with a jury judging to follow in the afternoon, no doubt after a generous lunch:
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A couple painting the church:
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Painting the bell tower:
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The bell tower:
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There was also a workshop for children:
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While most of the participants seemed to be women of a certain age, there were some young men too:
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The tools:
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The tools in use:
Aigües is a progressive little town. This is reflected in various ways: it is governed by the Socialist party, in contrast to all surrounding towns which are governed by the conservatives; it celebrates Pride Week every year; and on this day, Spain’s national day, typically celebrated with fireworks and military parades, Aigües instead held a painting competition.