Órgiva: Last day

We had a warm, sunny day perfect for walking, but we didn’t walk anywhere - just enjoyed our last day in the house, ate oranges on the porch in the sunshine, did laundry, cleaned the wood stove, and worked on some logistics.

Tomorrow we are moving to a cortijo with over 600 olive trees. It’s located in a rather rural area at the base of that deep barranco we saw two days ago. There are no shops or bars nearby so we need to get ourselves and our gear there plus a week’s worth of food. It makes us wish we didn’t drink so much milk - heavy to carry. (No powdered milk in Orgiva.)

While cleaning up, I discovered a photo book the owners made showing the renovation of this house, a three year project. Most interesting were the photos of Naomi (the one who made the pumpkin jam) cutting and gathering the reeds for the ceilings. When we were down by the Puente de Siete Ochos, we saw a lot of reeds growing. I wonder if these are from there.Read more