10th September
We had another ace day in Ronda yesterday. Wandered down to the 'Roman Bridge' and found the unexpected delight of the Arabic Baths well worth the 3€ entry fee. Later we bit the bullet and paid four times as much to go and look around the interior of the bullring. Shirl was quite keen, despite hating the 'sport'. Too expensive for what it was, but interesting nonetheless.
The day was capped off in fine fashion when we met up with the newlyweds - Mr & Mrs Gwynne. They'd come to southern Spain on their honeymoon, so we'd arranged to take them out for a meal in lieu of a wedding present. We'd also missed the wedding, so it was especially nice to get together and hear how it had all gone.
That night, we both paid the price for eating too late and had a bad nights sleep. We skipped breakfast and I went in the trek to fetch the bike, whilst Shirl sorted the place out and finished packing. Our stay at Ermita was good. A few little failings we thought, but overall we liked the place.
Navigating out on the ridiculous roads in Ronda was a real pain, but once on the open road, we got on with it. A good road to ride all the way to Saville, at reasonable pace with light traffic. A slight hiccup getting past Saville, then we stopped for a coffe & bocadillo atun.
The next section was fab. A fast, bendy, but open road out to Badajoz. We stopped en route at Jerez de Los Cabelleros and spent some time chatting with a very friendly Dutch couple. Another stop in Badajoz and then we were in Caceres at the Hotel Iberia Plaza America. Good room in a small corporate type place with underground parking. Cheap too!
Well, did we troll round Caceres or what! Setting off in the wrong direction and doing a big loop around before finding the old city centre. It was worth it though. Definitely a place to revisit and spend a bit more time exploring. The wall city is incredibly well preserved/maintained. Had diner in the Plaza Mayor - basic stuff, but decent enough. Got lost returning to the hotel.......getting good at getting lost on this trip it seems.
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