Cumbres Mayores

Next up was a one night special near Seville at Hidalgo Motorhomes. Situated about 24km from the city its perfect for us to stay overnight in their rear compound which doubles as a good Aire with lekky and service facilities.
I needed a small part for one of the toilette cassettes and received excellent service from the Dutch guy who works in the spares dept there
An afternoon jaunt in to Seville was of course compulsory.....

We head north west towards the border with Portugal and our next RV with Russ & Lynne who are heading for Pomarao too

We stay two nights out in the hills at Cumbres Mayores, a sleepy one-horse town out near the helipad on a dedicated aire that gives superb all round views of the beautiful countryside

Our first evening is spent watching the sun go down..

With some of that Olorosso from Sanlucar

We think Kite, Keith?

That horse..

If you carry your keys in the same pocket as your camera eventually something like this will happen..

The view on powering up the camera when the shutter cover is jammed

Don't Dump Garbage!

Sleepy town still has a rail connection though

These fellas were enormous fun

Most ran off when passing on our hike as they are quite timid but the hungry ones couldn't get enough of the acorns we threw them

A 'Keaton' moment..

We left Cumbres Mayores refreshed and headed off on a great scenic drive over the border to Pomarao via the washing machines at the Intermarche in Serpa and the LPG station in Beja

Festive Sunshine

The New Year rapidly approaches and our time is filled with walking and cycling down familiar routes together with tripping in to Sanlucar to sample its evening life

Now if only we could find a chip shop!

Twitcher at play...

An afternoon is pleasantly spent walking in to Sanlucar to stroll the streets and seek out tapas

Armed with my trusty translation I try to seek out the guy who sharpens knives, to no avail so the belt knife will have to wait for another day 

Oh 'Deer' the girls are led astray by the hanging Hams....

The local Oloroso wine goes down a treat

Chums on tour!

The bikes are pressed in to action again and a trip down the superb cycleway to Chipiona and beyond takes up another fine day

Technically our route from a previous day but Keith and I go off this arterial route and discover another round trip back to base

Refreshments in Chipiona

The big night arrives, as does hoards of Spaniards, and the site fills up

Alphonso has prepped one of the 'tomato' greenhouses ready for the New Year's Eve shindig and we all take goodies to the party

Lots of wine and nibbles later the hour is toasted by a melee of mixed nationality sensation-seekers

Girlie silhouette 

Followed by the Daft Lads...

The next few days are spent unwinding and recuperating with walking and another trip in to Sanlucar topped off with a last night 'blowout' at a newly discovered bar in our locality

So we made it in to 2017....

Our reorganised festive location turned out to be far better than the one planned in so many ways

We've had a wonderful time here with our Chums and were blessed with superb weather

Both parties will be back soon to soak up more of this great area but its time to wander off in different directions....

We leave with very happy memories

Happy New Year to all!