Blogs from Tordesillas, Castile & León, Spain, Europe

We spent our last two days relaxing at the caravan in the shade, except for a trip to the beach for a swim to cool off. On tuesday the waves were slightly less fierce than monday so in we went. Suddenly I was knocked backwards and submerged...much to Graham's delight. I"d been wondering whether to wash my hair, so that decided it! ? Wednesday, our last day at Manilva beach and we found there were only two other couples there...set up our chairs walked towards the sea and saw scum and lots of rubbish floating in it....so we'd had our last swim in the med ...on tuesday. Thursday, off to Granada, not looking forward to the high temperatures. Arrived about 12.30 and the owner told us, in broken frenglish we needed hats and long sleeves as ... read more

We left the Lagunas de Ruidera yesterday at 11 a.m. to drive to Tordesillas in Castile y León. The journey took just under six hours, since we made several stops for dog-walking, changing drivers, coffee and a picnic. The distance was 431 kilometres and the sun shone down on us all the way! After leaving the gorge and Ruidera, in no time at all we were back in the land of windmills and wheat fields; mostly modern windmills but also quite a few old ones of the style that Don Quixote would have enjoyed doing battle with. Apart from wheat fields, at times we drove through vineyards, stretching to the distant horizon on this vaste central Spanish plateau; Valdepeñas wine in the growing! It is easy to forget how high the central plateau is, especially on ... read more