🇪🇸 Hitch-hiking to the Salt Hills of Santa Pola

🇪🇸 There were no buses, and a taxi seemed too easy. Hm - maybe I could hitch-hike? Please see my website: https://www.patrickashton.com During the day I somehow or other I made it to the beautiful Clot de Galvany natural park, visited the historic salt flats and salt museum, saw the flamingoes, and tracked down the salt mountains. #SpainTravel #SantaPola #TravelVlog #SlowTravel #Alicante #Hitchhiking #TravelAdventure 00:00 Good morning from the hotel 00:39 View from the hotel window 01:21 Post-breakfast travel plans 02:22 Trying hitchhiking for the first time in 30 years 03:23 Walking through town 04:25 Orange trees and morning streets 05:34 Successful lift 07:34 Exploring Clot de Galvani natural park 09:01 Viewpoint over Gran Alacant 10:42 Bus stop decision 12:04 Arrival in Santa Pola 13:58 Walking through town and parks 14:56 Picking up the accommodation keys 17:43 Heading to the salt flats 19:42 Salt museum and old salt workings 21:18 Tasting the salt 24:27 Old salt machinery 25:42 History of salt production 28:59 Walking toward the salt mountains 31:39 Massive salt mounds 37:00 End of the day recap Consider following me on Patreon:   / patrickashton     / patrickashtontravels     / patrickashtontravels     / patrickashton53     / patrick15410016   If you like my videos, please spread the word - and let's build a great channel! This channel is a record of my explorations, both local and further afield. In my twenties I travelled a great deal, clocking up over 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. My favourites so far have been the Philippines, Moldova, Pakistan and Lithuania, but I can enjoy myself practically anywhere. If I’m interested in something or somewhere, it takes a lot to stop me from going there. Now that I’m in my 50s and the children are just about grown up, my opportunity to travel has returned with a vengeance! Hopefully I’ll be accompanied by my wife for some trips. In making videos for this channel I hope to share my excitement about this wonderful world - cultures, people, landscapes, food, museums, history, architecture, different ways of life. There’s so much that nobody can do all of it. Just as the videos of other people have inspired me, I hope my journeys will inspire you, whether you can actually travel the world yourself or just get a taste of it via my videos. I look forward to having you with me!