Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

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August in rural Galicia I – Estreso rural en Augusto I

Rural stress or “estreso rural” is quite common in August. There is so much to do, to experience and simply to enjoy. One can get stressed out that the Rio Sil, above the St. Estevo dam, is still low. On the other hand one can get a glimpse of what was before. It’s fun to [...]

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Kitchen upgrade for verano en rural Galicia

The chef was wanting a decent oven. “I can’t properly regulate the temperature and anyway the oven is too small…..” As I like to eat, who am I to argue? We went to local and not so local “tiendas de concina” but even in the catalogues nothing was inspiring. It is slightly complicated by the [...]

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Ribeira Sacra – Let the adventure begin – Train, abseiling, 4×4, …

Yesterday we’ve been at a tourism meeting in Os Chancis. This is where the Catamaran used to start / stop. Iberdrola has lowered the water table of the St Estevo lake by 30 meters, thus the “embarcadoiro” is more of a dry dock. BUT there are new activities planned / available. A company from A Coruna [...]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010