Last time I was in Spain, 2 Saturdays ago. Joanne, my wife, Kinsey(11), Yasmin(16) all drove for 15 minutes behind our house, up to the hills, then we walked for 20 minutes until we were on a plateau, overlooking the Medeteranian, south to the Rif mountains in Morroco, east to the Atlantic and west, all the way to Sicily. We pitched our tent -- one of those throw up in 2-minute jobs, set up the BBQ, set up the telescope and had some beer. A couple of dog walkers passed us by, but mostly it was just us having a cool night, 4 hours or so. sun going down, shadows against the pillars of Hercules, beer, and finding the Orion Nebula.
