Listen to the silence..

Ian had sorted another 30 mile loop ride on the GPS. We set off a bit late. We hadn't set an alarm because we were knackered after yesterday. Soon we were high up in the cool oak woods above the valley and the quiet was deafening. Our only companions were the birds and the frogs.
On to the next village - Gargantilla - where we heard Ry's masters result. They have a cherry co-operative.
Rode past a couple more tiny villages and stopped in one that had a sign of a bull in its village sign - Segura de Toro. We parked the bikes and walked down the steep streets. Some one was filming in the village by the church and a friendly lady gave us a leaflet on the history of the village (in Spanish of course).

Then we found a bar where an old lady used Google translate on her iPhone to tell the barman what coffee we wanted...
We pedalled on to a small town called Zarza de Granadilla that was compulsorily evacuated in the 1960s for a reservoir to be built, but the water level never reached it so now it remains nearly deserted. We had a picnic in the church square watched by the storks.
Home across the parched valley.
Celebratory curry and a fine local wine ended the perfect biking day .Read more