Chipiona

Note: The post about my surfing experience can be found by scrolling down to March 1.

Yesterday I went to Chipiona with Faby and another teacher, Berta. We ate lunch and walked around the town. This is significant for two reasons. First, I have wanted to go to Chipiona for some time. María, my host mom from Seville, is from Chipiona. In the winter, it's basically a ghost town, but it was still cool because it was founded in the Roman times. Back then, it was called "Cæpionis", which apparently means "Land of the Shrimp". The Romans built walls at low tide that had holes in them. When the tide came in, fish would swim through the holes; when the tide when out, most of them stayed trapped in the walls. Then the Romans would simply walk out and collect the fish on the sand. Genius! I'm telling you, there was a reason the Romans did so well...

Anyway, the walls are still there today and as the tide goes out, you can walk around them with the ocean all around you. I did it a little bit, but since I was in... older company, I felt bad leaving my friends on the beach.

The second reason it was significant (I have digressed) is that it was actually sunny yesterday. And on Friday. And it's sunny today and will be tomorrow as well. What? No rain? I think this is the first streak of 4 rainless days since December. What joy! I can ride my bike, I feel happier, the Andalusians are happier...

Note to the USA: You are the only country that has switched to Daylight Savings Time. The majority of the DST-observing countries in the Northern Hemisphere will start on Sunday, March 28.