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Ribeira Sacra full summer – It’s summer because…..

lifeingalicia — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:27:45 +0000

Hola, Pumpkins turning on the colour yes here in the Ribeira Sacra summer is in full swing. Be warned – to use this post you need ample bandwidth. Nearly all pictures will open up full screen if you click them – you have been warned – bottom right is an x for close. But before we [...]

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August in rural Galicia I – Estreso rural en Augusto I

lifeingalicia — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:37:17 +0000

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 [...]

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Kitchen upgrade for verano en rural Galicia

lifeingalicia — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:03:43 +0000

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 [...]

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Minor earthquake in Galicia just round the corner

lifeingalicia — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:59:55 +0000

Last night we suddenly heard a growling sound. Seconds later the house shock just once and the growling passed on into the night. We thought either it was a tremor or a rather large lorry has tried to pass through one of our lanes and brought a wall or house down. So I checked one [...]

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

lifeingalicia — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:18:27 +0000

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 [...]

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