Summer is here and with it, the heat...
All in Spain
Summer is here and with it, the heat...
Sunday was Andrew’s Birthday, and it is probably fair to say that we both felt a little bit jaded on that morning. We didn’t drink that much, but the effects are amplified in the heat unless alcohol is accompanied by litres of water!
An important ingredient is missing from this account. This weekend in Madrid also happened to coincide with Andrew's 42nd Birthday (I know; he's very old)...
Neither Andrew nor I had ever been to Madrid before, and this city was most definitely on our ‘wish list’ for this year in Spain. It just so happened that 2017 saw Madrid hosting World Pride so it seemed sensible to combine the two!
Our neighbours, Visi and Clemente left today. They have gone to Barcelona to be with their son and are not due to return until September at the earliest. Andrew and I both feel a sense of loss...
The Cabo de Gata area is not large. That said, the coastline is dotted with many, many beaches and coves, and it would be impossible to explore them all over the course of just 1 or 2 days...but we gave it a pretty good shot!
Lunch in Tabernas was not successful. For some reason, the tapas we had (Chorizo) tasted of fish, so we didn’t linger...
For our next road trip adventure we decided to visit the Almeria province and explore the coast of the Cabo de Gata. Once again we will break this up into several readable sections!
Twitching was not at the top of our itinerary when came to Spain, However, we are in the heart of a stunningly beautiful valley surrounded by rich vegetation, and forested hillsides. It is a nature-watcher’s idea of paradise. In fact, sometimes it feels like we are living in an aviary
