Today our aim was to walk into Tarifa to reach the southernmost point of mainland Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We could get there along the beach but we had to time it right due to the tides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought the tide time was about 1pm but I decided to check with AI. He told be 3.30pm. I asked him to double check and he said 11.30am. I asked him to triple check and he told me 1.30pm. Seriously, don\u2019t trust AI for your information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So instead I went to the official tide place and it said 1.10pm and the high-tide is 8 hours later. It\u2019s a 16 km round trip, so we figured if we left by 10.30am we\u2019d be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We set off and the part of the beach from our camp was covered in seaweed, but after that it turned into nice firm sand. Walking along beaches is not my favourite thing to do, but it was quite nice. A breeze kept us cool and there was a bit of cloud cover. We\u2019d picked the perfect day to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few kite surfers were setting up as we wandered along. It took us almost two hours to reach the end. There is a causeway that separates the Mediterranean sea from the Atlantic which we walked along. It was viciously windy so we had to take our hats off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We took a few obligatory photos then headed back. The kite surfers we saw earlier were all out in force now and we had to navigate around them. They had their kites laid out, and their ropes were all over the place. We both thought it seemed a bit dangerous to step over their ropes, so we had to zigzag around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 hours later we made it back and we were exhausted. That\u2019s a longest walk we\u2019ve done since Karen\u2019s one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I stopped at the campground toilet to go to the loo when I met my first kiwi. They also keep their van in England over the winter with family. She was from Whakatane, so we\u2019re practically neighbours. So that was exciting to meet someone from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re officially halfway through out Schengen allowance in Europe, that means we have 45 days to get back to the UK. But with this heat and the summer holidays coming, we may even go back earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t do a blog for yesterday as we didn\u2019t do much. I spent the day working on scheduling facebook posts and my next vlog. Mike did some laundry and a few other chores. And somehow the day just disappeared! We\u2019ve decided to stay at this campground for 4 nights, as it\u2019s so nice and relaxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today our aim was to walk into Tarifa to reach the southernmost point of mainland Europe. We could get there along the beach but we had to time it right due to the tides. I thought the tide time was … Continue reading