Ruta de Don Quixote

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If there was any doubt that this was indeed Quixote country, then the references to Cervantes and his crazy knight are everywhere in Ruidera. For example, "Restaurante Quijote" "Bar Sancho Panza" and we had a beer and a tapa today in the "Plaza Cervantes"!

The day started well. Mutley didn´t try any Colditz-style escapes from the awning in the night, thanks to pegging in more tent pegs (which we should have done initially).

We drove up to Ossa de Montiel along the "Ruta de Quixote" past many places mentioned in the story and then back around to Ruidera for a walk along the river and a chance to explore this picturesque litlle town. This is a great place for free tapas. So far, every time we have ordered a few beers in a bar we have been given free tapas, e.g. crisps, olives, tortilla on bread and yesterday we had some lovely pickled artichokes. Beers are not at inflated tourist prices either, in fact they are cheaper than on the coast where we live, despite the fact that this is very much a tourist location, mostly Spanish, so maybe that is why the prices are OK.

We had a picnic lunch by some more waterfalls near to the town and now we are back in the camp chilling out. Weather is superb, 26 degrees at the moment but we have a nice lot of trees for shade on our campsite so it is very pleasant. Loving this holiday!

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