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On Sunday we enjoyed a wonderful day doing ecotourism in Cadiz with our friends from the association Salarte Association.
Juan, Mara, Ricardo and Daniel gave us the excellent opportunity to get to know the Bay of Cadiz from a unique and true point of view, which we will try to tell you about in the following lines.
As part of the activities of the First Fortnight of the Puerto Real Estuary, we took a trip to the La Covacha Salt Flats where we were able to observe various bird species. In addition to the numerous gulls of different types, we enjoyed the spectacular flights of the ospreys, as well as observing many other species such as grey plovers, common terns, gull-billed terns, and ringed plovers.
Before continuing with the account of the day, I want to make a brief digression, because I won't be able to fully describe what I experienced in these few lines. Juan Martín is a true master and a sage. In his explanations, he blends theory and practice on conservation, botany, ornithology, ethnography, and history. He is a veritable compendium of what ecotourism should be. He describes the challenges they face in their daily work, expressing gratitude to the people and organizations that collaborate in this endeavor, which consists of recovering and promoting sustainable activities and harmony between humankind and the surrounding environment. He also involves the Machaca family in this work, making them the protagonists, and we had the pleasure of meeting them and enjoying their company.
From the moment we set off, Juan made the trip more enjoyable with his detailed explanations, and upon arriving at the salt flats, we continued to receive masterclasses from the observation tower they've built (made of iron, so it can't burn). From the observation tower, we watched a flock of spoonbills soaring across the clear horizon that unfolded before us. We then strolled through the salt flats, where we found sluice gates opened by "the bad guys" and one of the dikes breached by the force of the water, causing them so many problems.
We return to Puerto Real to drop off some of the passengers, but we still have a beautiful walk to the landing of the Los Toruños Metropolitan Park, chatting with our host and guide, passing and taking photos under the new bridge of Cádiz and crossing the San Pedro River at water level to find a universe of life reflected by the multitude of birds we find along the way.
We finished the day with an excellent meal at the Los Toruños Park restaurant, which they didn't even let us pay for.
We owe you a big Salarte!!![/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
