{"id":251,"date":"2026-05-01T19:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/?p=251"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:39:15","slug":"waterfowl-waterdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/waterfowl-waterdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterfowl &amp; Waterdog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So where were we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-On-Top-Of-The-World.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img20260426203801287411919382578779-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img20260426203801287411919382578779-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img20260426203801287411919382578779-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img20260426203801287411919382578779.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we left our lovely Ist\u00e1n behind, making sure that the Teepee was fully stocked with fresh spring water once again. Heaving only a small water bottle, I did bring three additional 5 litre bottles and various smaller drinking bottles for walks etc and every single one of them was full to the brim&#8230; The longer I can stay in out-of-the-way places without having to look for water, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ve\u00f1uela and it&#8217;s lovely calm walks, turtles \ud83d\udc22 and once home for L\u00e4kie was next. We didn&#8217;t see any turtles and no L\u00e4kie either. The sanctuary woman I&#8217;d been speaking to did promise to collect her and I&#8217;m glad she&#8217;s being looked after and finding a new home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also spotted ducklings! \ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VID20260425162210.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enough said&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bermejales was next. I really like this one. There are so many really big fish swimming close to the shore that they get themselves caught up slightly in the tree tops of flooded trees and flap around letting Tippi know there&#8217;s something interesting in the water, like she needs any more encouragement to go in and investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VID20260429110055.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Didn&#8217;t realise I had a water dog \ud83d\udc15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, water has always been Tippi&#8217;s kryptonite. She&#8217;s a wee bit deef when it comes to water, and if not deef, very persistent to get back into it. Or stay in it, if possible. It might be a little weighted on the side of <em>&#8220;I gotta cool down!&#8221;<\/em> here in Spain, but she&#8217;s always been this way with water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We then chose to go to the next lake in our way, on our way back to \u00cctrabo. That&#8217;s the lake in B\u00e9znar. Lovely lake too, just a bit more population around to spoil our Chi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VID20260430162228.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taken through the back door of TeePee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out, this is the beginning of the May Day (Workers Day here) and some obscure catholic voodoo holiday of the Crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00066699265634495169720-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264\" 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00132788238893266803422-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00132788238893266803422-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00132788238893266803422-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00132788238893266803422.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00121324562374125108549-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00121324562374125108549-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00121324562374125108549-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00121324562374125108549.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Thanks to Clive for taking these in Almu\u00f1\u00e9car, so I didn&#8217;t have to<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crosses festival thing is going on for another three days, I think, so maybe I&#8217;ll stay where I am for a bit longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a great walk around (bits of) the B\u00e9znar lake and the people were still singing when we got back. Good for them. One quite nice thing was I got to do some dog training with a Dutch campervan&#8217;r and her two rescues. Of course Tippi helped, and demanded excellent payment for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301159496466312882363263920-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301159496466312882363263920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301159496466312882363263920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301159496466312882363263920.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301217453667202279991643646-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301217453667202279991643646-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301217453667202279991643646-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301217453667202279991643646.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301227163763763089124266949-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301227163763763089124266949-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301227163763763089124266949-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301227163763763089124266949.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301926186388354497434260015-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301926186388354497434260015-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301926186388354497434260015-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202604301926186388354497434260015.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605010955424856232653512418401-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605010955424856232653512418401-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605010955424856232653512418401-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605010955424856232653512418401.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we left B\u00e9znar, the forecast was for rain so why not travel in cooler weather. Found a great spot up on the mountain, a scenic view point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011250338386752247309699819-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011250338386752247309699819-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011250338386752247309699819-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011250338386752247309699819.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quiet, out of the way and we&#8217;re all alone&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011049262711614536875257199-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011049262711614536875257199-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011049262711614536875257199-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011049262711614536875257199.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WTF!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so not completely ideal. Then it turns out, we can&#8217;t park overnight, \ud83d\ude14 we left for the coast to try our luck there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way, I spotted a little place in a river valley I&#8217;d seen before, did a quick walk around and found there were about a dozen climbers here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011532398380427197994378863-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011532398380427197994378863-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011532398380427197994378863-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011532398380427197994378863.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They&#8217;re all in the shit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a young family camped in the river bed. I decided to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011830471747277383997839854-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011830471747277383997839854-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011830471747277383997839854-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011830471747277383997839854.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The other van is just around that little bend in the river Toba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011939347864747639633158249-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011939347864747639633158249-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011939347864747639633158249-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011939347864747639633158249.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Not a bad view to wake up to tomorrow <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00166136303812050826583-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00166136303812050826583-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00166136303812050826583-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-20260501-wa00166136303812050826583.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tippi&#8217;s confused with the water so close to home, she isn&#8217;t jumping into it every 2 minutes <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She has me figured&#8230; She jumps in, gets soaked. Time to go, I call her on. She dirt dries (therefore getting filthy) I throw her back in. Rinse and repeat. In perpetuity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is normal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011546591340749797957938907-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011546591340749797957938907-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011546591340749797957938907-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img202605011546591340749797957938907.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Water means I get wet!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oneblacktoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-1777660529033.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Dirt means I get dry!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is different. She&#8217;s only put her paws in so close to the van. I have no doubt she&#8217;ll soak herself if we walk a short distance from the van though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So tonight we sleep in the river bed, with the gurgling sounds of water right outside the door&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So where were we? So we left our lovely Ist\u00e1n behind, making sure that the Teepee was fully stocked with fresh spring water once again. 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