la Herradura week #2
It’s Friday night and Steve’s halfway through the guitar course. It seems to be going well and he’s enjoying the challenge. As the weather was… Read More »la Herradura week #2
It’s Friday night and Steve’s halfway through the guitar course. It seems to be going well and he’s enjoying the challenge. As the weather was… Read More »la Herradura week #2
We’re here for the whole of March as Steve’s booked onto a course with local guitar-maker, Stephen Hill to build a classic Spanish guitar. With… Read More »la Herradura week #1
Saturday 2 March dawns very dull and chilly. We fill up with fuel and decide to clean the van, which has got very muddy with… Read More »Arriving in la Herradura: our home for March
Having found a garage for diesel and lpg in Ubéda, we depart at 1115 Friday, 1 March on the Autovia del Olivar towards Jaén. Following… Read More »from Jaén to Antequera
After an enjoyable couple of ‘city days’ we need to start making our way south and decide to take the A7/AP-7 Autovía del Mediterráneo as… Read More »Heading south: Barcelona towards Jaén
We’d purchased afternoon tickets for the Picasso Museum, meaning we could catch a later, less busy train and have a more relaxing journey into Barcelona… Read More »Barcelona #2: Picasso Museum and the old city
Having managed to secure tickets for the Sagrada Familia on Monday 26 February, we set out early to make sure we were at the queue… Read More »Barcelona #1: Sagrada Familia & Casa Mila
It’s Saturday 24th and we’re still wondering about Barcelona as there’s lots more to see along the French coast road. After wandering among the somewhat… Read More »Crossing the border, heading for Barcelona
After a very wet night, the morning dawned fair and we watched the vultures high above the cliffs above us, departing our quiet overnight pitch… Read More »Moving south: vultures, cheese and salt pans