Year: 1993-1995
Time of year:
Country: Spain
Places / cities:
1993: Benidorm
1994: Barcelona, Alicante, Peniscoda
1995:
We were in Spain three years in a row: 1993, 1994 and 1995. Linda was with us in 1995. When you talk about Spain and the weather, it's usually sunshine and heat. On one of the trips, I think it was 1995 in Madrid, I experienced a rainstorm. There were big, heavy raindrops. It's rare that I experience SUCH heavy rain. Luckily we were in a car.
One of the memories I have was on one of the beaches we went to. I don't remember the year or place. Anyway: I loved swimming and I've always loved wildlife. As I waded around in the water, I noticed large schools of small fish swimming around at high speed. They were chased by some bigger fish. I wasn't sure, but the predatory fish looked almost like small sharks. This was exciting and I had thoughts in the back of my mind about danger. But I wasn't afraid. I saw that even the predatory fish avoided me and was clearly not a threat to me.
One of the hotels we stayed at had an indoor swimming pool in the basement. I was regularly, the bath nymph that I was. The pool was mostly empty, but one day there was also a man there. We got talking to each other, in English, of course. When I said I was from Norway and asked where he was from, he started talking strangely. I simply did not understand what he said. Suddenly it occurred to me that he spoke Norwegian! This is what happens when you are a little too focused on speaking English. By the way, the man was from the north.