Yaniel checking on one of his carrier pigeons. He lives in the house behind him with his mother and his maternal grandparents. The house is very basic but to everyone’s pride they recently have managed to cover the roof with corrugated iron!
January 7, 2005. Viñales, Cuba
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Went by bus from Lugo in Galicia to meet up with up with my pilgrim companion. The driver apparently was inspired by the Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso .
Fully concentrated on the possibilities of survival I lost the chance to enjoy the beautiful green Galician surroundings.
I tried the slow lane instead. Can highly recommend 3km/h through the oak forest and some birdsong in the background.
September 10. Galicia, Spain.
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A view along the pilgrim trail “El Camino de Santiago” Somewhere between Cebreiro and Triacastela. September 9. Galicia, Spain.
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Katja Bourova promenerade de dryga 80 milen från Frankrike till Santiago de Compostela. Fotografen hängde på från Villafranca till slutstationen.
Via denna länk kan man lyssna på Katjas radioprogram som hon producerat om pilgrimsvandringen: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2948&artikel=5369112
Note that the first 10 photos are ©Katja Bourova.
I made friends with Yaniel in Viñales in the western part of Cuba. He has spent his whole life in that particular valley in Pinar del Rio province.
Yaniel is surrounded by animals of all sorts, horses, dogs, cattle and above all birds. The nature itself is his teacher and what Yaniel does´nt know about birds is not worth knowing.
By the way, do they see the same hairdresser??
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Winter came. The creek along my walking trail in Änggårdsbergen is dressed in ice. This was earlier today when I was trying to get my daily dose of sun light.
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Another image from the northern archipelago in the Gothenburg area.
One of the islands in the northern archipelago in the Gothenburg area.
Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Mexiko. Take the ferry from the mainland to this quiet little island not far from Cancun. (That´s my daughter Kajsa standing at the palm tree admiring the sunset)
If you feel like more adventures you can go by motorboat further out in the Gulf of Mexico to Isla Contoy National Park, a rare unspoilt bird protection island .
From the Christmas day cock-fight at a hard to find place somewhere behind the Mogotes mountains in Viñales, Cuba.
And.. yes I know it´s a messy, cruel phenomena just like bullfights or any other activity that includes tormenting animals.
Håkan Rönnblad 