After being postponed twice due to Covid we finally made it to Spain for our holiday with the Whittenburys (Deb. Dave, Tom, Ollie, Sam & Steve), the Matthews (Paul & Lorraine) Deb and ourselves.
Our first stop was at Seville,
where it was warm and sultry, and we spent an enjoyable evening at an outside
bar. The next morning, Sue, Deb and I explored the town including the wonderful
Real Alcazar. In the afternoon we picked up the cars and travelled to our
fabulous villa in the hills near Villamartin. A large sprawling building with
well looked after gardens and a large swimming pool. Peaceful and isolated at
the end of a long, unsealed road.
Turned out I caught Covid in the last
few days, but it is a mild dose and does not seem to concern the others.
After a day chilling by the pool,
we took an excursion up to Ronda up in the hills.
On another day trip we travelled
around some of the famous Pueblo Blanca, first Zahara del Sierra, then
Grazalema.
The group split up and Sue, Deb
and I took off to visit Prado del Rey (not as nice as the other white villages).
Benamahoma was another excursion
with welcome relief from the sun under the trees near the river.
Arcos de la Frontera is a much
bigger place, and the old town is fascinating, as too are the large number of
birds of prey circling the towers.
We decamped from the villa after more
than a week and returned to Seville where we had a hotel with a rooftop bar
(with misters) and a view of the cathedral. It also has very hot decking and a
deeper than expected pool (ask Dave about that). We went out for a lovely
evening meal to celebrate Paul’s 60th birthday at El Pasaje Tapas.
While the Whitenburys returned
home, the rest of us travelled down to Cadiz, where we wandered around the old
town and along by the sea as the temperature increased.
Sue and I returned home next as we
were scheduled to catch our next flight in a few days.
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