So where are we now? Our next stop was Saville,what an enchanting city especially the magnificent Alcazar the palace with water features, gardens and intricate Islamic detail including wonderful tiles throughout the buildings. Decided to take the open top tourist . bus which took us around the city to see all the sites. We stopped off at the cathedral which is the largest church in the world a huge gothic structure with the remains of Christopher Columbus, it is vast with lots of oil paintings and treasures in gold and silver. You can see how powerful a city it had been in the past, images of Carmen, bullfighting and flamenco everywhere. Could not get Alan to dance!!
Our next destination was the old town of Conil de la Frontera very picturistic with narrow streets and an old fortress which is now a museum. There are several churches in the town and the beach is long and sandy.
The town is famous for fish so we tried several tapas which were delicious.
On ward next to Torrox Costa just outside Malaga.
towards the sun!
Throughout our journey we came across fields 
of Sunflowers all in bloom turning their faces
towards the sun!
We have seemed to acquire a few more belongings along the way the van garage started off half full on leaving home it is now almost full. A necessary purchase was another Stat Nav which had GPS facility as without this it is difficult to get the correct address making our journeys somewhat stressful. We decided our new Stat Nav should have a name so she is called Molly!
Alan abilities seem to have traveled across Spain
he's still mending things?
he's still mending things?
On Day 50 headed south along the motorway mountain route (A7) which turned out to be still under construction with half the road not built. So we had to go along a very narrow road which clung onto the side of the mountain just before Motril for about 25 miles . Alan’s driving was magnificent as he propelled the van through difficult turns and twists.
During the journey to our latest camp site we stopped off at many villages. that were selling wonderful fruits, cherries, oranges, peaches etc with local butchers and villagers selling fresh fish & great smelling cheeses.
From the Costa del Sol headed for the Costa De La Luz, the site we were heading to was in Roguetta de mar. The surrounding area is used for growing fruit and vegetable from a distance all you could see was plastic coverings everywhere which was a real blot on the traveling landscape. The villages along the coast are set against a back drop of the Sierra Nevada mountains a much slower, quieter more relaxed pace.
So what has Big Ted been up to trying
his hand at camping outside in his tent
his hand at camping outside in his tent
