Day 7: Mojacar

 
 Mojacar is a white village built up on a hill, just about 10 minutes from our home in Bedar. It is the first white village that we get to explore. This village has been inhabited since 2000 BC by many different people. The streets are narrow sidewalks, lined by white washed  buildings that are all connected. The people have no yards, and the entire hill is covered with buildings and cement, so the villagers decorate the outside of their homes by hanging terracotta pots filled with vibrant red, pink, and purple flowers. It's beautiful. Mojacar looks almost pristine with it whitewashed walls. After the the whitewash is dry on the homes, traditionally, the women would paint the Indalo or Mojacar man (a magical totem that is thought to bring protection and good luck; keeping away the evil eye and protecting those within from storms) on the outside of their homes. This symbol has been discovered in cave paintings dating back 4,500 years.

 

We had fun spotting Indalo on the sides of homes.

 

The trek up the hill to the village:

 

It is no surprise that Benson lost 15 lbs. over the summer.

 

The view from the top. The best part - besides the ice cream that follows the climb.

 

"Then we went back to the car, and drove to the Mohacar beach. We saw a bag in the ocean, but everyone thought it was a sting ray. Some of us went knee deep into the water, but it was too cold to swim. My mom and dad buried me in the sand. We tried to throw the Frisbee, but it was so windy that it blew away." Dallin

 

 After reading the kids' journals and their detailed descriptions of the food they ate, I'm thinking that was a definite highlight of their days. "Something else we did is get lunch. Dad got salad, Mom and me shared pizza, Talie got lizana, Dallin got cheese pizza, Peyton and Kennedi had spigetta. It was dilicious.

For dinner Mom made us some fantastic fired eggs. Then we all went to bed." Ashlynn.