The Blue Walk

Today was Lukas’ Blue Walk. The theme of the walk was the Spanish Constitution. The enactment of the Constitution took place in Cadiz, in 1812. In lieu of this, Cadiz is preparing for a grand bicentennial celebration in 2012; consequently, a major restoration and clean-up are well underway. Thus, Lukas’ walk consisted of temporarily closed exhibits and draped facades enclosed in scaffolding. I have no doubt it will be extraordinary in 2 years. It was still enjoyable to be out and about, following our fearless leader through the labyrinth of streets.

Our trip to the beach this afternoon was short lived. Although the quality of the water was greatly improved from yesterday, the wind was extreme. Once we came out of the ocean, the sand blasting was a bit painful and difficult to tolerate. We retreated to our casa.


We did venture out again after dinner. The wind was still strong, but we avoided the loose sand and climbed the rocks of the pier instead. The fishermen were out in abundance as well.

I was hoping to snap a “catch”, but no such luck.


Low tide is now past our bedtime, so the kids had to settle for crabbing on the pier. They were extremely successful in collecting a crab of a different sort this time.

These are not as cute and ornate as the hermit crabs, nor are they as easy to handle. Good thing we had our buckets.