Albufera Sunset

Yesterday afternoon I had a relatively early finish from school and took the metro into Valencia to meet up with four of the nicest people I know in Spain. Haroun is like God, insofar as he has long hair, a beard and is known by many names... and he's very good at organising. So totes props to Haroun for organising our trip to Albufera. As you can see from the pics, it was a beautiful evening, so peaceful out on the lake and our boatman, Paco (centre) told Haroun all about the history of the inland lake which he then translated into English for the slower members of the class. 

There's a mystical light on the lake, a huge population of cormorants, wild ducks, geese and even one or two eagles.

 Mi companeros Valencianos (y Paco)

 The locals fish and hunt from these lake houses, and the water is used to irrigate the rice paddies. Albufera is the second biggest region for rice production in Spain. You're welcome.

 As I said, the light has a mystical quality and the late evening sun presented us with a very calming sunset. We were all super-chilled, especially Tom who apparently, does not own a pair of socks.

So, that was yesterday evening. Chilled as a chilled thing.

Tonight, I went for a short run out of Moncada and saw these two out for an evening stroll

- 75, if they are a day. Cute or what?

Whatever the question, love is the answer.