Ronda!

7th September

We set off from Merida in lovely riding conditions. Sunny & warm. Headed directly south down the A66 auotvia as far as Zafra, where we turned onto the N432 to Llerena, stopping just before there for fuel & a leg stretch as the day heated up.

We then had an amazing, virtually traffic free run all the way to Ronda. Taking in high plains, mountains & valleys, the roads varied from challengingly twisty to very long, straight, big sky stuff.

Passing through Guadalcanal, we negotiated some twisty mountainous stuff on the way to Constantina, where we took a break.

It was getting pretty warm now, and was well over 30 degrees by the time we arrived at Osuna. A small beer and tapas was required......so we made it happen.

We didn't have far to go now, or at least it wouldn't have been had I not taken us 10 miles in the wrong direction at Teba. Oh well, biggest error in 1500 miles. Unfortunately, that also gave the impending thunderstorm a little more time to build and it hit us with full force about 10 miles from our destination. Needless to say, we stepped into the lobby of our apartment building on Calla Ermita like a pair of drowned rats. Fortunately, the owner didn't seem too concerned as we stood dripping on his tiled floor.

 

We'd booked the apartment for 3 nights and it looked to be a good choice. The only disappointing factor was parking for the bike. I was directed to an underground public car park about half a mile away. Put it this way, I walked back quicker than it took me to find it negotiating the myriad of ancient cobbled streets, in the wet, with the bike spinning up occasionally!

Once we'd settled in and rested for an hour or two, we found a supermarket and stocked up with a few supplies. Making our own dinner tonight!

8th September

 

A lazy breakfast & morning before venturing out to discover Ronda. A lovely warm, mainly sunny day beckoned. We wandered through the town, along the cliff walk and studied the gorge. Then it was discovering the older part of Ronda and doing a bit of Tinto de Verana & tapas.

It was about 5 pm when we got back for a siesta & dinner, before dragging ourselves out at about 9.30 for an evening stroll and a couple of beers. Had a great day.

 

 

 

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