So great to see your pictures! We were at the Feria last week for a couple of days and loved the horses, flamenco, food and of course the clothing - definitely a party!

I don’t know about that track, but the Barcelona circuit they use for F1 has bike days! Something to try on a future trip?

We have fond memories of Arcos. In 2006, on the first retirement tour, we stayed at the Parador. It was wonderful. But we had a really difficult time finding our way through the maze of tiny streets to get out of town! We quickly realized why all the cars looked so scraped and scratched. Finally we followed an ambulance out, figuring they were headed out of town.

Sounds like a great first day. We too enjoyed Acros de la Frontera although we didn't stay overnight. A great taste of what's to come!

Sectioned snail shaped one is an ammonite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonoidea

Small round one could be a crinoid stem section.

https://geokansas.ku.edu/crinoids

Glad you made the train. I don’t think I’d wing it though, unless you’re really stuck and hoping to get lucky. If you know when you’re planning a trip you can book bike space on MD trains, if available, through the Renfre app. It’s not obvious though, because the bike add on option doesn’t show-up until you’re in the process of checking out and are entering payment information. If you get there and there’s no remaining space available, it will say so.

We didn’t make it to Jerez, it looks like it should be on our list for next time.

A smooth start to your trip! We are looking forward to travelling along with you.

We’ve seen a few of these in the past week, only one at a time though. I had guessed they might be kilns, based on the one in Murillo and the unique dishes used by our hotel and sold by reception. Glad to see my guess was correct!

What an awesome start to your newest cycle expeditions! You are well on your way to another fantastic adventure! Cycle well, ride safe & enjoy those downhill thrills! ( I am looking at you Anne! ) 🤗, P&T

Glad you had such a great and interesting day. I enjoyed seeing some familair spots and some new ones. The music experience sounded so fun. Plan B certainly turned out well.

Yup, that’s Isabella. Looks like she’s blissfully daydreaming about how fine life will be after the Inquisition tidies things up.

We recently found GPS MyCity, which gives highlights of things to see in many cities worldwide. They have a system of red and green marked places, a little blurb about each one, and even suggested walking tours between them. We found it great to use and interesting to follow any of their routes.

Looking forward to your next adventure have fun .sitting in the garden already 13 degrees 7.30am 👍

I'm so sorry I didn't think to tell you to book ahead. Perhaps you can join a "free" (donation expected) walking tour. We enjoyed ours. Glad you enjoyed the flamenco show. And, glad you made it safely to Seville.