Last nights bodega crawl fizzled out, so much for the Spaniards being late diners, by the time I got down town, they were all going home but I did have a magical sirloin in an Argentinian restaurant where the starter was served with a large free fino sherry, after the Jarro of Argentinian wine and a large local brandy I did not really notice the two mile walk back to my hotel.
Today I started my further exploration of the Costa de la Luz and my impressions were:-
Cadiz,worth a day trip, park the car and go for a wander in the old town.
Conil de la Frontera, very busy little town with tiny streets, I couldn't find the beach.
Veja de la Fontera, better, up in the hills, stunning views, very helpful Tourismo as usual but lots to do worth a full day trip or even a couple of nights, again park the car up and go on foot.
La Barossa, empty beach but grotty resort.
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| Beach at Zahara |
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| Cooling fans, if it gets too hot on the beach |
Tarifa, stay away unless you want to hang out with surfers of one persuasion or another. No parking and a horrible one way system.
Jimena de la Fontera, tonight's accommodation, Casa Henrietta, a beautiful old property, fits in very well with all the Baby Boomers who are out here travelling.
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| Casa Henrietta |
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| My room |
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| The view from my room, looking forward to the sunrise. |
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| The roof terrace. |
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| View from the roof terrace. |
Tomorrow I am due to meet up with Fran and Mike in Antequera so there may be a missing blog.
Sounds like a fine dinner, very civilised, sherry, wine, brandy ....... Oh and the steak !! Remember that Costa just being miles of beautiful beaches I loved it and the surfers I met wet the 'manly type' .... How did you miss the beach, they are always beside the sea ... are you sure you were SAS trained .. :D))
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've got your mind set of a few beers tonight with your mates , hope you have a cracker and look forward to the pictures !!
Blog with pictures much better.
Looking forward to the next update ... Till then ... As always ...
Happy Days
BB
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takes me back to pre- Skippy days no not wishing him away, just wish he could have passport and insurance, he ho
ReplyDeleteMy mum and nan used to go to Cadiz a lot way back then.
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