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Hmm, looks like there is some very bad weather heading this way. Upside I might be able to catch up with this RR.
Seven weeks in Spain and Portugal
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The following day we headed to the Med coast at Almeria, following a route Neil had suggested through the southern Alpujarra. This took us again through the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, but further south. The boy done good, as once we got off the motorway south out of Granada we found ourselves on deserted twisties with stupendous views across the valley from our previous day's ride. After that the road narrowed through a gorge which could have been in South America. Traffic? No.
Eventually we descended to the coast through the Tabernas desert, Europe's only true desert where more than 300 films have been made, including Spaghetti Westerns and Lawrence of Arabia.
Arriving in Almeria and relying on Google maps we somehow ended up in a backstreet of Nairobi, but a quick switch to DMD2 where I had stored the coordinates of our apartment set us right. Phew!
Ameria's main attraction is a vast Alcazaba, started in about 950AD, and now restored. It's well worth seeing. We even got in free as the chap on the gate decided Scotland was still in the EU.
Pool noodle protection ...
Old town Almeria has a certain Colombian vibe to it. Noisy, a bit scruffy but fun.
Eventually we descended to the coast through the Tabernas desert, Europe's only true desert where more than 300 films have been made, including Spaghetti Westerns and Lawrence of Arabia.
Arriving in Almeria and relying on Google maps we somehow ended up in a backstreet of Nairobi, but a quick switch to DMD2 where I had stored the coordinates of our apartment set us right. Phew!
Ameria's main attraction is a vast Alcazaba, started in about 950AD, and now restored. It's well worth seeing. We even got in free as the chap on the gate decided Scotland was still in the EU.
Pool noodle protection ...
Old town Almeria has a certain Colombian vibe to it. Noisy, a bit scruffy but fun.
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Huh, apparently protestors were blocking the entrance to the Alhambra yesterday (there was supposed to be some sort of general strike on, although in rural Spain on the way to Toledo there was no evidence of it). Apparently they were shouting tourists go home. Never mind that tourism accounts for about 12% of GDP here, or a whopping €200 billion.
Gonna be like Chile?
Gonna be like Chile?
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Well no sign of any protests thus far, so the journey can continue.
From Almeria we headed back inland, with an overnight stop in a small town named Cazorla. Mrs 3D had been busy and had planned a route up through the Tabernas desert and on into the mountains to the Alto de Velefique, which was quite a ride, if you enjoy the odd hairpin bend. Despite being a Sunday there was virtually no traffic, as seems usual here.
Carzorla was a nice wee town, if a tad dead on a Sunday, but we managed to find a promising looking bar. I asked for dos cañas, and was a bit surprised when the barman said, sure, Guinness or Murphy's? Oh well, makes a change from lager.
A little under 6000 feet up.
From Almeria we headed back inland, with an overnight stop in a small town named Cazorla. Mrs 3D had been busy and had planned a route up through the Tabernas desert and on into the mountains to the Alto de Velefique, which was quite a ride, if you enjoy the odd hairpin bend. Despite being a Sunday there was virtually no traffic, as seems usual here.
Carzorla was a nice wee town, if a tad dead on a Sunday, but we managed to find a promising looking bar. I asked for dos cañas, and was a bit surprised when the barman said, sure, Guinness or Murphy's? Oh well, makes a change from lager.
A little under 6000 feet up.
Or Bourton on Trent!Potes, is perhaps an example of somewhere that became popular - at least for motorcyclists - simply because it started appearing in every ‘Biker friendly, must do’ article and route suggestion. That the town also gets listed in umpteen ‘Nice places to visit’ travel guides, means that it’s on just about every local itinerary….. a bit like Burton-on-the-Water.
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