San Miguel to Cabo de Gata, Spain

Traveler Spain 2023 - Almeria/Cazorla
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- Mar 13, 2023
- 🌬 66 °F
- Altitude: 15 m
- Spain Andalusia Almería La Almadraba de Monteleva Playa Ancón 36.726273, -2.19387636°43’35” N 2°11’38” W
Day 4
San Miguel to Cabo de Gata
March 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 66 °F
We are taking it easy today and tomorrow to enjoy the geography of this very southeastern-most tip of Spain. It was only 6 km from San Miguel to our casa rural in a small group of six houses that cluster around the lighthouse here.. On the way, we passed the bird blinds at the salt lagoons (sadly, no flamingos today) and a huge salt-mining operation. The water delivery truck was arriving just as we got to the house, so we got to see that operation and reflect upon what it is going to be like as water becomes more scarce on many parts of our planet.Read more
Traveler Even at one of the places I would consider safe in terms of water reserve the villages tanks were almost dry by the end of the summer. Unused to there ever being a problem with water availability people were still filling their mini pools for the season in their backyards. This had me reflecting on water scarcity as well. Coming from the Sonoran desert to the shores of Cape Breton I was thinking of water abundance. There are springs and rivers galore. But the scarcity is showing up and had I not been staying with locals from there I wouldn't have know about it.
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