Riscal Lumbreras

We've not been far since Amanda's return as she was absolutely knackered. She is having to spend her mornings working but we've decided to get out and about a bit more so today we are going down to Mazarron on the Costa Calida.

Although it's not that far, only an hour and a half away, it is quite tough going. The route takes us through Cartagena, quite a big city with very busy traffic, and then over ...

... my **** made me more than a little nervous.

When we got back to the house (which was incredibly amazing due mainly to a beer fridge and swimming pool) we were greeted with another couple of crates of beer from Tracy. If this wasnt amazing enough she then planned our route to Almeria, photocopied maps for us, gave us toiletries for the journey, cooked us an amazing Paella, and said we could contact her if there was any emergencies on route. What a hero.

... asking to use there computer in an estate agent (they politely refused) and buying a peach in a supermarket just so we could ask the cashier who ended up drawing us a map on the back of a receipt.

After an amazing meal was cooked for us we drank beers and exchanged travelling stories with Tracy (who had backbacked for 8 years). Then off to bed. . . . in an actual bed. normal = good

... cycling yet. We were supposed to nail 100 miles to make it to Tracy's but after a full day of effort we only managed 75. Anyway, during this epic uphill struggle we encountered a petrol station in the middle of no where. Here they had a hose pipe where we could riskily fill our water bottles. It was at this point i decided to add the quote of the day section.

Whilst Alex was ...

... talent festival in Palomares and the people in all of these villages were very friendly! We ate at Dannys pizza in Palomares square and it was absolutely delicious. Actually everywhere we ate along the coast the food was terrific. When you're in Spain be sure to visit the coastal villages along Almeria.





Start of travels: Jul 25, 2009
End of travels: Jul 31, 2009

... and order Churrioes which they found hard to understand what we were ordering cuz its pronounced differnt than how it is spelt.

Later that evening we cooked some we wedges on the BBQ then we had those which sausage and curry sauce!

Then we went to a spanish bar which was quite exspensive but it was all locals except for 2 other english people.

Greetings from hot Granada! Itīs been another couple of hot days around 38 degrees, and a walking tour of the La Ahambra (Spainīs most visited attraction - an old Musim Mosque, palace and medina) is not the most relaxing or cool way to spend a morning. Beautiful gardens & unbelievable architeture. The amount of detail in the carvings is amazing. A photo can only show you so much. Last night we had an Arabic ...

... spotted mountains for an hour, we stopped for lunch on the river. The restaurant specialized in trout, and we were allowed to order anything we wanted for lunch. As I've mentioned before, lunch in Spain is served in courses rather than platters like the US. So we arrived to wine on the table, with big bowls of green olives. My salad was incredibly fresh and full of summery vegetables grown in small gardens... juicy tomato wedges, beets, grated ...

... After dinner i thought i was ready to finally try a martini. I've been wanting to for the past 2 weeks or so, but just wasn't in the mood. So we found a cute little cafe, and got ready for the big moment. I ordered, but what i got was kinda green and very sweet. I have absolutely no clue what it was. =) Maybe i'll just have to wait till London. So we ate crepes instead. =) And that was our first *full* day in granada!

... I canīt understand a damn word theyīre saying. But most of them are really nice guys, Iīve been hanging out with a few of them and Iīm sharing a tent with a guy named Storm. Anyways, the trip was awful. I didnīt sleep for more than 10 minutes at a time and have been up for about 40 plus hours. It did have itīs good parts though, like drinking fosterīs ...