Summer is vacation time, half tranquility half hustle and bustle, where one of the main points of attention is the water. Whether it's the beach, the pool, a spa or a cold shower, the hottest months of summer offer the greatest opportunities to take a dip and cool off during the sunniest periods. That desire to bathe moves millions of people from their homes to coastal destinations, seeking to combat the high temperatures.
That is what David Torres, a reporter for the À Punt Directe program on the Valencian public television channel, found. The journalist was covering a piece on a Dénia beach, where an extensive attraction similar to those found in water parks stands out. Torres encountered the doubts of a tourist from Madrid, who indicated that the beach was dirty, but whose reality was very different.
The tourist indicated that he was not comfortable with the dirt on the beach, and directed the cameraman to point towards the shore to point out what he was referring to: a long brown stain that occupied a large part of the sand underwater. However, he was met with an opposite response from the reporter. Torres replied that they were algae, and that they were already located there naturally. However, the bather still did not feel completely comfortable.
In reality, what was found in the water was Posidonia, an endemic aquatic plant of the Mediterranean Sea. According to information provided by the Aquae Foundation, Posidonia "plays an important role in sedimentary dynamics, since it keeps the sediment immobile with its roots and creates important areas for oxygen production, breeding and refuge for many animal species." A function that helps more than 400 plant species and a thousand different animals.
Among the reactions, the Madrid bather told the reporter that what he called dirt could be "cleaned by the Valencian Community." It was at that precise moment that Torres asked the tourist his area of origin, revealing that he was from the center of the country. A response that allowed the reporter to reply with a comment that drew attention in the same way: "In Madrid we don't find beaches like this, right?"
The responses to the video, published on the profile of X of Apala 9, have been multiple, most of them showing their discontent with the tourist and their reaction to the posidonia. “I was in Madrid a month ago for the umpteenth time and I love it. Just like people. When they come out not so much anymore ”, indicated a user. "I declare myself a number one fan of the interviewer," said another comment, in relation to the reply that David Torres dedicated to him.
