After a few days avoiding bad weather and then soaking in the sights and sun of Barcelona, we continued our drive south along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Hello, Montserrat. Sorry, no time to explore. Must find flip flop weather.

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Some of the amazing farmhouses we’ve seen on our drives.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Made it to Parc del Natural de l’Ebre, the largest wetland in Catalonia. There is a free RV parking lot there and it was a prefect way to decompress from big city living for a couple nights. 

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

In the past they used to wetlands to pan salt and hunt. Nowadays its a wildlife preserve.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Old hunting house that was built in the 1920s from a kit shipped from Canada.

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It’s now part of the visitor’s center, surrounded by some mules and birds.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Oh and some cats too.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Last night while hanging out in the van, we heard the sad news of Kobe Bryant’s death and didn’t sleep very well while refreshing the news over and over again. So inside of driving the next day, we just took it easy.

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And enjoyed each other and our surroundings. Can you spot the two Greater Flamingos in the water?:

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Lookout towers are placed all along the delta for bird watching.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

We also met a few other travelers during our stay here thanks to our Californian plates.

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Calm older black dog who warmed up to the kids. Crazy 9 month old white puppy who got crazier with the kids.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

For roadschool today, we went to an afternoon bird walk with the goal of properly identifying five different bird species.

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Mila ready to make a list.

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The kids are learning to be quiet….

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…but sometimes not quiet enough.

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Who us?

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Yes, you.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Sharing one pair of binoculars. Luka’s turn.

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Delta de l’Ebre, Parc Natural, Spain blog

Here’s a video Dan put together during our time here. Enjoy.

Thanks for following along,
Marlene

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