Published on 12, July, 2020
Iv decided to do a forum on my wildlife holidays where I can tell you about my holiday rather than just sending pictures
cause iv been on lots of them this year rather than only sending photos. also proper trips il tell you about and add photos to go with it on this post aswell. cause it will be easyer and better for me but is also for holidays cause im going on lots of holidays this year and it deserves its own thread in this sense.
my first holiday I went on this year was Wales. I went to Snowdonia near the national park
we saw a lamma and a pony
with the view we got from the cottage we stayed in was of the sea
Jackdaws perched on the buildings when we watched tv we went for a walk and I got great pictures of the moutains
you could see them on the beach outline at the beach the waves I saw a literally called gray heron fly past
the waves crashed against the rocks and became fully submerged until they broke and forced its way over. my long lens saved my life by getting me up close enough to photograph the waders and I saw Great crested grebes.
back at the cottage herring gulls at Jackdaws
the next day we went to the waterfalls I saw yellow gorse.
the water level was high but not flooded. it was a adventure and the gorse made it look colourful
it was massive then we went down the mountain the next day we went to the sea again and I saw a cormerent. there was lots of bladder wrack which is a type of seaweed.
seaweed are actualy a type of algae. some can surve out the water for a certain period of time. others dont survive as well it depends on the type cause theres different types of seaweed.
this one is normaly mistake for seaweed but is actualy a type of animal instead
in July
im very used to wildlife watching in the uk and while I have been to menorca I havnt wildlife watched there cause I didnt have an interest in Wildlife then so this was my first time wildlife watching in a different country.
I allways have to wear ear defenders when i go to the air port but they had disability asistance. I had to improvise cause the person that supports me that went with me hasnt gone on holiday with me before and didnt know what to say or do with my sensory challanges at the airport. the person that was with me said she thinks il be fine but I knew cause of my autism cant deal with crowds so I said I have autism and I dont like crowds so would it be ok to go where its less busy or quiter and so she took me through. there was a point where we wernt sure if I had to take my ear defenders off at the part where you have to walk through and them see if you got metal on you so I asked the lady there if I could keep them on and she went off to ask the person behind the thing you have to walk through. I was very anxious at this point. it was time to put our items on the coveyerbelt and walk through the metal thing. The person with me for the holiday and me still didnt know so I was panicing inside and i was told to take them off by the person taking me which i was reluctant to do but the plaine lady came over and thumbed up us saying not to take them off and that i can keep them on and we went through. the flight was delayed by an hour. but it was no ones fault cause they had to help somone who couldnt walk onto the plane. so we walked and stopped every 5 minutes so people were joking about that and inpatient at the same time. eventually we got on though at last. I filmed the take off and we went over the bay of biscay on the way to Tenerife
when landing I saw mount tede from above the clouds.
the next day I saw a canarian chiffchaff
and I saw a Spanish sparrow for the first time. they were breeding at the hotel.
but one of my biggest highlights was snorkeling for the very first time
and the dolphins which i got to see for the very first time
and mount tede a active volcano with many species only found on that mountain I saw crystal on a rock
that was the last day. the next day we went on a trip but when it came to packing bags for the trip. I put my bag with the plastic bag on it ontop of my suitcase then gave it to her with the plastic bag on it but took it off and thought that she was going to put the bag in cause it didnt only have my stuff in the bag and as far as I knew the plastic bag was in the boot but at some point in the journey I wondered where the bag was and thought it might be in the boot cause i couldnt see it in the back. we checked the boot and it wasnt there.
my ear defenders got left behind which was problomatic cause the person with me wasnt willing to go back and get the ear defenders and soon we had to go to the air port. I was highly anxious and I found it diffucult getting her to understand the why it is important enough that we do have to go back anf get them we bought some silenceing headphones as an emergancy cause otherwise I wouldnt of been able to get on the plane. we went through disability asisstance. the plane was delayed by a couple of hours and we wernt able to get on until midnight. a teenager had a go in a wheelchair and a little boy was going up and down a slope behind me which i found acted as visual stimulation and made my anxiety worse. it isnt thetre fault its just cause im autistic but thanfuly things did cam down and at 12 o'clock we lined up and got on the plane and came back to the uk by 4 or 5 oclock in the morning.
the main challanges on holiday was the fact I have a limited diet and will only eat certain things and ontop of that im vegetarian and I dont eat fish. me and the supoort person not having a chance to get to know me properly or for long enough before going on holiday, crowds and crowded beaches. and my tendancy to loose things cause im so hyper focused on my interest that anything un related to it is mentally blocked out so I have a tendancy to leave things behind almost like a souvenear or trace or footprint of where iv been every time i go somewhere. but some of these things I thankfuly already have some ways to deal with at least to a certain exstent due to past experiences with my family.
look for a beach that isnt crowded. or find a part that is less crowded if that fails find a secluded bay or (less visited) beach. most of the bays were ones that were so windy that your mat would go flying or it would take 15 minutes or half an hour just to lay a mat down. i learned my lesson from those to find ones that arnt. my favourate beach was los christianas cause if it was ever busy there was usually a spot that is less busy.
I literaally only at garlic bread for Breackfast lunch and tea mostly cause there was nothing i liked so an all inclusive would be better. and find restraunts that arnt loud or noisy which was diffuclt but there was a few. again all inclusive in this case.
swimming pools. I didnt like going in with other people cause of splashes or too many people. so a couple of things we learned from on my trip and some things of course i already had some strategys for but my support worker did end up having to learn these things. half she didnt know about. alot i knew would be a problom as soon as I got there but I already had some strategys from going on holidays alot when i was younger.
my favourate parts were ones i mentioned on the main post above
Iv never seen fishes in the sea before even though they can be found in the sea and as far as I knew under water was just exactly that nothing causw its too shallow but aparantly further down in the shallow end there (is) fish. and belive it or not when you walk in to the sea there (are) in fact living things under there. mostly on the rocks or on the ground going about there business. you just dont notice them cause most people jut go for a swim or sunbathe. I knew there was wildlife under water but I never knew they would be as shallow as where people swim in the shallow end. I learned how to snorkel from an instructer on a snorkeling excursion with an exspert from the diveing centre in los christianos. I was nervous cause i hadnt done it before and hadnt worn flippers before and I dont like walking backwards into the sea cause i cant see whats behind me. we were meant to be going to see the turtles but I had to tell the snorkeling man i need to go at my own pace cause he was rushing me and making me panic but he was very understanding in the end and eventualy i got the hang of it. I used a waterproof camara to take pictures of the wildlife. my canon m6 was used for outside of the water cause its not waterproof. the dve centre man was proud of me after and said I did very well and gave me a hi five. what i liked about Tenerife was that there are species that I wont see in the uk and species that i will only see in Tenerife. I cant send any more photos at the moment cause its not allowing me to at the moment.
I also have a trial period when I visit a new place. When I go to SE asia I go during the "vegetarian" festival and the special street prssession times. then there are more processed food options. and I love the prossessions with all the raised platforms and dieties. I also eat out of the fresh markets. I just eat nuts, fruit and maybe some bread stuffs if they have any. or rice.
eating out is a field of landmines!
Fav food place - Paris
also the food at most farmers markets.
THnkas are shifting too these days to accomodate me.