Spain spring 2022..

Some more hiccups. after leaving plaza Leandro we headed for the train station heading north east instead of south east....after an hour walking in the high 30's we got to the station. then we went to the wrong side of the station to pick up the car from Europe car. eventually we got the right place and have a nice small blue opel Corsca Heading out of Seville we got on the A4....but heading east to Cordoba instead of south west to Cadiz. eventually we got on the right track and had a lovely picnic lunch at Galp - Estación de Servicio - Los Palacios under the shade of the ramada. we had the iberian ham that our host gave us, some Viejo cheese and some olive oil. went into the rest stops restaurant for espresso and we picked up some of the tortas de aceite- our host had left some of these and they were very yummy but we had eaten them all. she said seville is famous for these. they are sweet with honey and I think a touch of cardomen. I just googled, it is anise seed the recipe goes way back, influences from Arab Jewish and Mozarabic. i hope we will be able to find them back home. Back on the road and outside of Cadiz we didnt take the correct exit and ended up back tracking on the E5 for 20 km. eventually we found our way to Zahara de los Atunes but it was around 5 pm instead of 4. The trip was suppose to take 2 hr 15 and I think we were closer to 3 hours....or more. very long sandy beaches here like Oregon or long beach just beautiful!! and some very cool rock formations. ....and very windy so you dont notice the 33 degree temp. winds around 40-50 km/hr. The highway barrier was white and pink oleander and Spanish broom and pine trees at the side of the highway. we noticed irrigation troughs in the fields. and quite a few wind turbines.Read more