Category: Going round in Circles – Circumnavigating Spain 2021
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Bilbao
We didn’t get the opportunity to revisit Salamanca as S was not feeling too good. We think he has shingles as he has a rash of blisters on the left side of his back. He had this many years ago and it was not fun. Just as well our long weekend with J and N…
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Caceres and Salamanca
It has just occurred to me that I have been very remiss and not commented on expectations of Islantilla and Alcatraz. Here they are: Islantilla- expectations exceeded mainly due to the amazing beaches. Alcatraz – expectations dashed Last night’s venture into Caceres old town was a tale of two halves. Our usual habit when abroad…
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Making our way home – Cáceres
The storm we expected all day yesterday finally arrived just before dawn. I know this not because of the crashing thunder or the lightning, but because I was already awake and up. The Alcatraz bed is truly terrible. It’s too small, sags in the middle and there’s a spring that pokes out on the edge…
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Costa de la Luz continued…
We’ve become rather fond of Alcatraz, so much so that we booked to stay another two nights. I’ve become used to being a prisoner, as I can’t seem to manage to open the front door nor the bars on the patio door that provide freedom onto the back terrace. I have to wait for my…
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The circle has been broken – Return to Costa de la Luz
In our defence, the whole point of a road trip is you can make it up as you go along – if your plans no longer make sense, rather than stick rigidly to them, you can be flexible and do something else instead. Now I know this probably isn’t the attitude that the great explorers…
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Hikes- circuit of Trevenque and Dilar Valley and ascent of Veleta
As we are on the edge of the Sierra Nevada, it made sense to do some walking to experience this area. Our first hike took us to the Cumbres Verdes (the green summits) region which is just a 15 minute drive from our house. We parked at the Collado Sevilla car park after parking somewhere…
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Ronda and Alhambra
It was a dull, cloudy day as we hit the road again. On the way to our new abode near Granada, we stopped to visit the hilltop town of Ronda with its famous plunging Puento Nuevo bridge that connects the gorge separating the town. I don’t know if it was sightseeing fatigue or just the…
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Beach life – Trafalgar Point, Playa del Zahora and Playa de las Redes
Before I get on to the subject of beaches, we were rudely awakened yesterday morning by the sound of something falling and then loud dripping. We are familiar with such sounds as in our own home over the years, various members of the family have left taps running with sink plugs in, forgotten about baths…
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El Puerto de Santa Maria and Cadiz
While resting on the extremely comfortable sofa in our new abode, I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye. Assuming it was a spider, I put my feet up on the couch and hoped the spider would scuttle away. Imagine my horror when the most enormous cockroach appeared on the arm of…
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Trujillo
Best night’s sleep so far. Hostal San Miguel gets a big thumbs up from me. Our tour around Trujillo didn’t take long – a couple of hours – but it’s a little gem. Besides the castle, it has a variety of churches and elegant buildings. However the star of the show (in my eyes anyway)…
Middle-aged flash packers 