Day 89, 1 October 2012, Arcos de la Frontera. The Chimney. The Apartment. St James, the patron saint of Spanish birds - Aside from leaving the house periodically for fresh air and to use the computer at the tourist office, another very peaceful day. We sat and enjoyed the sun and breezes coming up off the lake and eventually had a siesta. I was woken somewhat rudely by the sound of someone in the apartment. Which is pretty impressive given we're 3 floors up a...

Day 88, 30 September 2012, Arcos de la Frontera. Specifically, on the sofa. Thank the heavens, a rest day. Today's cover photo, courtesy of the internet, is Arcos´s second Church, San Pedro. And I mean the second church. San Pedro and Santa Maria were duking it out in the 17th and 18th century about who was numero uno church in Arcos and the Pope had to rule on it. St Mary's won. Apparently, goss, goss, it was such a big deal, that back in the day the pari...

Day 87, 29 September 2012, Ole! Sevilla, Spain - Reasonably late start today, even by Spanish standards - on the road to Sevilla by 1 pm. Cracking roads, the autovia charged almost €13 for the return trip - worth every penny. Seville is one of those words that just contains the "ole" of Spain - we say Seville, all prim and proper. The say Sevill-ya! (ok.... still spelled Sevilla) and it sounds Exciting!!! First stop, and we knew it was going to be good beca...

Day 86, 28 September 2012, Jerez de la Frontera - What a day. Having brought winter to Spain and with rain pattering down and the air quite cold we bundled up for an adventure to the next town, Jerez (pronounced "Hea-reth"). Huge day - memory notes - imagine a gorgeous white horse pulling an antique carriage. After his dance show he gets hungry and pulls up at a tapas bar in the flamenco district. Has a few glasses of Manzanilla at a mere €1 per glass and s...

Day 85, 27 September 2012, Dress up day, Arcos de la Frontera - Not Sevilla. When we woke up at 8 am after the best night´s rest in almost three months, it was so dark we almost rolled over and went back to sleep. But having checked the time we thought we should check the status of the Sevilla adventure - departure slated for 10 am (hideously early start). One look out the window confirmed that not only was Sevilla postponed for the day, it may well have wash...