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Spains Big Three – Tuesday August 30th 2011
I get to New Street station in plenty of time, in fact if I hadn’t bought a “specified train only” ticket I could probably have just made the earlier one. As it is, I have to hang around in the foyer...
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Spains Big Three – Wednesday August 31st 2011
It is quite overcast when I first get up, with a strong headwind at the front of the boat, and it takes a while before we see anything. The early sightings are a variety of sea birds, generally small...
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Spains Big Three – Thursday September 1st 2011
Breakfast at 8 for a 9 AM departure to Wolf Country! We make a brief start mid morning for Rob and Gerald to buy the food for lunch, and for the rest of us to get a coffee (and make use of the...
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Spains Big Three – Friday September 2nd 2011
A 6:45 start (without Breakfast!) to look for wolves again. We go to a different spot this morning, just off the side of the road near Villardeciervos. It is not as muddy here, and we have a good...
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Spains Big Three – Saturday September 3rd 2011
A slightly later start of 7:00 now we know what time it actually gets light! It looks a nice clear morning form the hotel, and we set off towards Boya and the site of our Friday night viewing. As we...
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Spains Big Three – Sunday September 4th 2011
Our last chance for wolves. A 7 AM start, and we head off once more for the Villardeciervos roadside site. The animal sightings start early when 2 Red Deer run across the road in front of the...
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Spains Big Three – Monday September 5th 2011
Having successfully seen the Bears we have the luxury of starting the day with an 8:30 breakfast – not only that, but rather than just toast and coffee, we have bacon, eggs and fruit (not necessarily...
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Spains Big Three – Tuesday September 6th 2011
The plan for today is very similar to yesterday. After breakfast we drive up a different bit of mountain, and what Rob describes as “exciting” hair-pin bends to the start of another lake trail. This...
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Spains Big Three – Wednesday September 7th 2011
8:30 Breakfast and 10 AM departure again, as for the previous two days, except this time we need to be packed ready for departure when we leave. We are taking the “scenic” route back, with a couple of...
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Spains Big Three – Thursday September 8th 2011
To get the best chance of viewing whales on the way back, we need to be on deck at “first light” – unfortunately the heavy sea mist severely restricts visibility. I do manage to see a lone Striped...
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