Our first night in the tent

We had a bit of supper in the restaurant at the camp site, it was nice but we were tired so we had an early night. It was a reasonable sleep, disturbed a couple of times, once by Susan needing to go to the toilet and the other by rain. We’d been expecting rain as the cloud base is pretty much at the level of the site. We heard everyone in the site running about grabbing towels and other things they had left outside.

We had our breakfast and showered then headed off to give the dogs a good walk. The campsite owner had recommended a walk along the valley floor following the river. We took the wrong path but none the less had a good walk and the dogs had a ball.

This is trevelez from the start of the walk

We found a river.

Ben on the foot path

The scenery is stunning round here, very like areas of North America an Canada that we have been to with high mountain passes and little villages.

My picture very rarely appears but Susan took this one.

  Tesco treats all the way from Scotland

Dan hiding in the bushes.

Yet another river

We drove on past Bubion to Capileira, both of these little villages are lovely quiet places, home to arty farty people and frequented by walkers.

Looking south over the Lecrin Valley. This area is home to Dave Stewart of “Driving over Lemons fame”.

This is bubion from Capileira.

We had a nice lunch and Susan bought a new handbag (She needs a new bag like a hole in the head) from a leather shop then we drove on to Bubion.

Susan and the dogs talk to a donkey tied to a tree.

I had a wander round a Buddhist shop, not very exciting.

We found this place where they presumably used to do their washing, full of sinks with ridges on them.

When we got back to the site the owners dog was out. She is a 3 year old Border collie called Aisha, she is lovely and Ben and Dan were in heaven when we let them out to play. He bought her on the internet from Hungary, she cost over 700 euros and was sent by DHL in a crate. Apparently you just can’t get Collies here (a money making venture for me I think). The guy wants to breed her and I suggested for a fee they could use Ben but she’s not due a season for a few months – never mind.