Motril- El Torcal & Antequera

Met Judy & Glenn in the theatre for our excursion. I verified that the theatre speaker is directly under our stateroom. Our guide Maria, driver Manuel/Diego/Francisco.

Very green- lots of rain this year.. wildflowers, poppies along the road . Olive trees- olive production largest farm industry.
Our first stop was ElTorcal- a National Park formed from tetonic compression of limestone which formed sedimentary peaks and formations as the stone was pressed upward. Glenn designated one formation as "pancakes" with the attendent puns. The fog has been with us, and rolled in thicker as we left the park.

On our way to Antequera we saw the sun come out.

There was a walk through part of the city, and Maria explained the Roman realization that even in those days, Antquera was appreciated as being VERY old. We saw the church of St Mary of Jesus - beautiful inside. I spotted a bronze shell on the pavement, indicating that this was a stop on the Camino de Santiago. This brought back memories of the trip I took with Pat to Santiago de Compastella, where we met many pilgrims. We had lunch with Judy & Glenn (pizza- REALLY good) at a restaurant in the center of town.

And a nice trip back to the ship.Read more