Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for July, 2009

Giant tomatoes – The pay back – Siesta in Mer

The siesta space near heaven. Grapes growing right into your mouth. They are not ripe yet but our giant red tomatoes are. Succes, even our neigbours are slightly envious.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Animals in the Ribeira Sacra – Leaf cutter bee in action

About this time you may notice nicely cut outs in your leafs. Specifically roses but other juicy leaved plants will do as well.
No worries, this is most likely the work of a leaf cutter bee. These are solitary bees, quite friendly, only the females have a sting and their main defenses are their tools. The [...]

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Forgotten – lost – stolen – UK driving license in Spain

Arrived in Spain – Galicia and forgot, lost, or had your UK driving license stolen. Don’t panic there is a service by the DVLA to fax a copy all over the world. The rental agency may be a problem but often accept this fax.

Sunday, July 19th, 2009