La Caseria de Tito
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The Route of the Nazrids
... The town itself is comprised of some very narrow and extremely steep streets which we attempted to navigate but soon gave up and pressed on tho our Parador for the night which was some 25 kms further on into the national park along some steep and winding mountain roads. Our views of the surrounding mountains were somewhat hampered by the weather although it was clearing a little, providing us with some hope for the next day! We were still impressed though with te limited glimpses we ...
On the road again...
... well, Talei had a siesta in the hammock and Rob fixed the cupboard she broke the night before), we went for a bike ride on the edge of the Despenaperros National Park - impressive mountain views. We then retired to the hotel bar for several ...
The final frontier
... was keeping us going on the journey. It was written in the campsite book to be fair. The owners are very helpful and friendly here though. Talei has succumbed to the siesta and actually had to have one this afternoon - totally sparked out in the shade. Rob broke out the hammock for the first time as well and slung it up between two trees.
Been to the village of Santa Elena for a drink and now going to enjoy some more red wine...
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Consuegra, Almagro Santa Elena
... last night and intended to stop for the night however Charlie did not like it and absolutely refused to enter the gates. Just not good enough for her. There are supposed to be lots of historical buildings in the town, we did not find this out because the streets were all cobbled stones and very very old so gave up after about a couple of km and got out of there. What we saw was pretty and we were satisfied enough with that. Just carried on untill this ...
Capella!
... So I happily stood behind the wall and took pictues. About 15 mins into the show, one of the younger torreros came up to me and asked if I wanted to go into the ring as a torrera myself! As much as the idea of facing a charging bull (even if it is a small one) scared me, how could I possibly refuse this most likely once-in-a-lifetime experience? So I walked out with him into the ring, leaving behind the safety of the wall. They paired me up with an ...