The other weekend we were having itchy feet and our friends Sarie and Borja proposed us to go for a day trip to Delta de l'Ebre. I always wanted to go there as it is just like where I am from, the Camargue. Beautiful salty swamps with pink flamingos and bulls. LOVE. IT.

I thought I'd share with you some photos from both places as they are close to my heart.

Let's start with PART 1 of Delta de l'Ebre.
We left early(ish) in the morning with two dogs who were a little over excited. That was fun. Two hours. Two dogs. One car.

Bim! We arrived at the first place the satnav sent us, which at first glance looked like another tacky Spanish beach. But we were wrong, very wrong. After going through the little path beside a crappy bar we got stunned by the beautiful dunes and the little wooden pathway.

After walking a few minutes we ended up on a quiet and wide beach that reminded me of the south of France so much I got a little excited and giddy. It was so peaceful, you never see that around Barcelona, hence why I don't like going to the beach there.

We attempted to have a picnic, but with the dogs unleashed it was impossible, they were going crazy, running at people who were being a bit mardy, so we kept them on a leash. Not the best solution neither, I got a bit overwhelmed, as a pretty new dog owner I felt very clueless. Baku kept jumping on the food and Came ran over us with his gigantic wooden sticks. Ha! Oh these crazy doggies, I love them though. They're dope!

We then left in an attempt to find the actual delta, with the salted pond. Back in the car with the dogs who were wet and sandy but pooped.
After driving around for a bit we arrived to this land from another world, we knew we were on the right way. It was like being in Camargue, but in another galaxy.

See the flamingos Came?

Photos by Camille Fleur and GKOKO. All rights reserved.
Be ready for PART 2 on Monday!

A few days ago we took Baku with us and went on a random adventure just outside Barcelona at the delta de Llobregat.

This is where the planes arrive for landing at Barcelona Airport and you can find a seat to observe them as they fly what feels like just feet above your head. This is breathtaking, scary but also exciting. After getting filled with these strange sensations we carried on a little path towards the natural reserve of the delta. It was a nice but long and monotonous walk along a bamboo lined dirt track until we reached a little bridge over a river filled with turtles. Baku didn't care much for them so we continued until we arrived to a bird's observatory called El Mirador.

What a place, no other humans in sight, no cars, no planes and just the sea in front us with a few birds. I love these kinds of atmospheres, feeling like we are the last humans standing in this world. From our little Mirador we saw a derelict building that once was a police barracks abandoned after the end of the Spanish dictatorship. We went in, looked around and got transported to another era frozen in time. It was incredible to see the nature taking ownership of the place but the ghosts of the past keeping it in check.

After a walk around we left and headed back to the car with its incessant landing planes.