A tuna and salt pan walk

Had a 9 mile walk in search of local tuna delicacies; tuna is big here. There's a whole shop dedicated to tuna in many different shapes, sizes, and combinations. Even tuna with cherry. We opted for a preserved one called Mojama de Isla Cristina, Extra. We had it for tea with salad. It was tasty and very strong.
It comes pressed and pretty solid. As coincidence would have it, we saw a chap preparing some in the sun on the street. I asked him what it was, 'atun' he said. You can see he'd pressed it between two pieces of wood.
We then walked to the salt flats and bought variations on a theme of special salt mixtures, including squid 🐙 (for John).
I was ready for a sit-down and a coffee in the town, and the waiter thought it very odd that we wanted 'solo patatas fritas' (only chips). John particularly likes the tea at this cafe, so I took a picture for the record to see if we can find it. Still feels a bit weird asking for 'Té Negro' pronounced 'Tay Nehgro' but it is the Spanish word for black.
When we got back the site was quieter with various neighbours having left. Our new Dutch friends dropped by and had a chat, we'd seen them out and about on our walk. As they left, they spotted a 'swirling gathering' of processionary caterpillars just by the van. It was a circle of about 10cm diameter. I went to reception to tell them and John just about had time for a quick photo-shoot before they came out and sprayed them and carefully took them away. They can be very nasty and were well camouflaged, so it would have been very easy to stand on them with sandals.
Even though it was 23°, luckily, we were wearing trainers today.
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