Day 1 - Drive to Cahors
October 6, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Set off at 0620 - driving in France just before 0900 (1000 after moving clock forward) - very nice weather, easy trip, arrived Cahors 1915, nice grill meal in the hotel - steaks & fries
Day 2 - Cahors to Torrevieja
October 7, 2021 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Long drive over the Pyrenees, weather was superb, arrived at Torrevieja 1930
Day 3 - settling in
October 8, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Did a big shop, sorted out flat - mainly cleaning and then a bike ride to a beach bar
Day 4 - Almoradi market
October 9, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Quick visit to the best market in the area where we always buy some churros which cost just one euro
Day 5 - Bike ride to Torrevieja
October 10, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After the Sunday Whick telecon we cycled into Torrevieja. On way back we stopped at a beach restaurant for lunch - Calamares
Day 1 of Andalucia Tour
October 12, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Stopped off at mini Hollywood where the Spaghetti westerns were filmed. Hotel for night in Agua Amarga
Day 1 of Andalucia Tour - Part 2
October 12, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Few pics of hotel and town Agua Amarga
Day 2 of Andalucia tour
October 13, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Started the day at Agua Amarga with a lovely breakfast watching the sunrise (which is quite late in Spain)
Day 2 of Andalucia tour - Malaga
October 13, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Stopped off to visit Malaga en route. Parked underneath the bull ring and walked to the Alcazaba castle
Day 2 of Andalucia tour - Estepona
October 13, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Arrived at Charlie and Deb’s house around 1630 - after settling in we all went out for a meal in the evening
Day 3 of Andalucia tour - Estepona
October 14, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Quiet day exploring Estepona - from beach could see Gibraltar and just about see Africa
Day 4 of Andalucia tour
October 15, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Visited a “Pueblo Blanco” called Gaucin in the day.
Day 4 of Andalucia tour part 2
October 15, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Evening spent at a fantastic Flamenco show in Estepona
Day 5 of Andalucia tour - Ronda
October 16, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today’s route was a drive to Sevilla but stopped off for a couple of hours at Ronda visiting the Arab Baths and the old town
Day 5 of Andalucia tour - Sevilla
October 16, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Evening meal of Tapas followed by walk through the old town
Day 6 of Andalucia tour
October 17, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
My birthday! Seville cathedral first stop of day
Day 6 of Andalucia tour - Alcazar
October 17, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Spent the afternoon visiting the fabulous Alcazar-also it’s “Dorne” in Game of Thrones
Day 7 of Andalucia tour - Cordoba
October 18, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Early start and relatively short drive to Córdoba arriving at 1030. Visited the Mezquita in the morning - a Mosque converted to a Christian Church
Day 7 of Andalucia tour - part 2
October 18, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Wandered around the old town, had lunch and then drove to the hotel on the edge of town
Day 8 of Andalucia tour
October 19, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Return trip from Cordoba. Stopped off at Alcala de Real to visit the fortress of La Mota
Day 15 - back in Torrevieja
October 20, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Great weather continues. Morning spent shopping which included a sofa-bed for bedroom 2 (the double bed will be moved into bedroom 3). Both Lynette and I did some work in the afternoon. Ended theRead more
Day 16 - Torrevieja by bike
October 21, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Possibly the last day of very hot weather (28C in the afternoon) so we set off early along the coast by bike. Stopped off to by a Spanish data SIM (50GB for €20) and then did the coast routeRead more
Day 17 - well eventually it had to rain
October 22, 2021 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
16 sunny days so far but not today. Very heavy rain - caused some flooding
Day 18 - normal weather service resumed
October 23, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Storm passed through now, did a nice bike ride to Cabo Roig. Good waves in the sea has brought out the surfers.
Day 18 evening
October 24, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
In the evening went to an Australian pub called Bushwacka to eat and watch the band “The Cages”