Firstly a correction to yesterdays post. The Flamingos don’t live in the nearby Laguna but fly there for a day trip from Donana National park – where we had previously visited during our stay at El Rocio.

Everybody needs new neighbours… They are from New Zealand – ok, so maybe the theme tune is wrong, but I’m struggling to find a claim-to-fame for this fine land. Cricket maybe?

Today they’ve been a little less friendly and the lady made some comment at breakfast (yes, the site provides a “free” breakfast and of course the opportunity to exchange pleasantries with the other inmates) about how noisy the site was last night.

That was a bit of a surprise because we are in such a tranquil location, everyone is tucked up in their vans around 11:00pm and I slept like a dream. I know we didn’t retire to bed until around 12:30 but we didn’t exactly host a rave. Or, could it have been sleeping next to a wide open window to mitigate the 30 plus night time temperature in the van? Is it possible that there was a snoring problem? No, of course not.

Today we were still feeling the effects of our exertions on the bikes yesterday. Mo has far more bruises and gravel marks than seemed apparent after her fall.

Still, we headed into Cordoba again and before lunch, toured the Alcazar and gardens.

Temperatures were upwards of 35 degrees so a long lunch was called for – and successfully executed.

 

 

 

 

 

It is festival time here in Cordoba. Like a much smaller version of Octoberfest but all the local girls are dressed in the traditional Spanish flamenco.

 

 

 

We move on again tomorrow so early evening we packed up the van and ate dinner at the campsite restaurant.

I ordered Flamenquin which is apparently a Cordoba speciality. I’ve never seen it before but it’s not entirely dis-similar to a Cordon Bleu, just a different shape. The body was in need of a fatty meal with chips covered in copious amounts of salt.

We will visit this site again. Probably March or October would be a better time of year in order to avoid the blistering heat and plague of midges.