We left Seville and its Feria behind using a great bicycle path that kept us separated from the city traffic. We rode through a lot more agricultural area just like two days ago, which has been interesting since we eat a lot of fruits and some veggies from Spain. It's obvious that their seasons occur much earlier than ours up north in France.
kath vowlesThese will be Seville oranges. Much sharper in flavour that the ones we normally eat from the Valencia area. Seville oranges are used to make your Marmelade. (Translation from jam in Spanish (Mermelada))🙂. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
We've been seeing these brilliant yellow trees (shrubs) all along the way and they have a wonderful scent. My plant app identifies them as Jerusalem Thorn, a species of palo verdes.
We're descending down to the valley floor below and hoped to see the lake up close. But it didn't happen, we crossed a bridge over one of its tributaries instead.
Correction: These are Guinea hens, not the peahens. A new sighting - Guinea hens. I had originally thought they were a turkey based on their size. And they were very noisy and upset with me.
https://www.shawlocal.com/2019/03/20/outdoors-guineas-not-peacocks-used-to-be-farm-regulars/axvizny/ Reply to this comment 1 year ago
Sanna PhinneyI think you’re right and the bird guy on our trip was wrong. We just didn’t notice the black and white that closely. I was more interested in trying to get the photos. They were pretty upset with me and very noisy about. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
Check out the various layers that have been stripped over the years. Also notice how it looks like "cork"! Apparently they are stripped about every 10-12 years.
When we came across a little village, we stopped at a bar and had an ice cold lemonade and several bottles of water. Just what we needed with the rising temperatures. After we were refreshed we want in search of the local churches and found 2 that weren't locked up.
There was a gentleman sitting in the church, so I used my handy translator app to see if he would mind if Chuck sang. He sat with me and we listened to Chuck's amazing voice with a perfect echo in this church. It so happened this gentleman was the caretaker (or something) and he loved hearing the songs.
We had been forewarned about a very bumpy road and our tour leaders offered an alternative (shorter, too) route. But we opted to stay on the original route because we heard it was scenic and no cars. Well, one car passed us! Scenic? Absolutely! Bumpy? That was putting it mildly! Right choice? No question about it! Loved the route!!
This was the best part of today's ride. Fantastic scenery!
This was my favorite day to date. It was the hottest, but the road (yes, it was super bumpy and we felt like we were gravel riding) and the scenery almost made you forget about the temperature. I should say that the last few kilometers into town were on a perfectly smooth tarmac - ahhhhh!
