Delta de l’Ebre / driving home – 13.-16.1.2024

We wanted to visit the Ebro Delta again on the way home. Some impressions from the journey: we noticed an incredible number of furniture stores, drove past many vineyards and orange plantations and through hilly landscapes.

It was getting dark when we reached the delta.

We spent the night on the pitch next to the restaurant l’Estany Casa de Fusta (like last time) and ate another lovely paella 🙂

The next morning we got up really early, to admire the sunrise! This time we were on time, before the sun got up, not like at Cabo de Santa Pola 😉

To start with we were the only people at the observation post La Tancada. But there were plenty of flamingos and other birds!

The sunrise was fantastic 🙂

Lots of flamingos and little egrets!

Shortly after rising, the sun disappeared behind a band of clouds.

We then drove to the beach to enjoy our breakfast.

Afterwards we explored the delta, stopped at a few „miradors“ (= viewing platforms) and walked a bit.

The delta is full of canals and locks, to regulate and control the watering system. Rice is cultivated all over the delta. There are quite a few factories to process the rice.

There are several hundreds or thousands of flamingos …

… and herons, lapwings, cormorants, ibis and lots of other birds. One kingfisher, but unfortunately only at a great distance. The air was filled with chattering, chirping and splashing 🙂

We even saw some storks and also cows!

We love the colours – the combination of the brown plants with the water.

Not much was in bloom yet.

Towards the evening it started to drizzle.

After another night next to the Casa de Fusta we drove off towards home.

Crossing the river Ebro, leaving the delta, driving past L’Ampolla, then through lots of olive plantations. The mountain range „Sierra de Montserrat“ looks good – another time we will visit this region!

In Chusclan (France) we stopped for the night.

The streets in Chusclan are not very wide 😉

The river Rhône, Pont Saint-Esprit and other impressions of the journey.

Almost back to winter…

Odyssey through the delta, and our trip home.

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