Other than finding better weather than in England ,
top of our ‘To do’ list was to cycle Spain ’s
No.1 green lane, the 23 mile Via Verde de la Sierra.
You may remember that about 2 weeks ago we did 8 miles from
the other end (Olvera) in sunny, but freezing temperatures? A lot of planning
went into this 2nd leg, as we couldn’t afford to do the remaining 15
miles (x2) in such a cold climate. Detailed checking of the hourly forecast
proved its worth and we had perfect conditions for our longest ever bike ride
together. The ‘turning point’ was the huge rock where we had seen 20-30
vultures last time, and they didn’t disappoint us this time. In fact, during
lunch we had the binoculars out and Rachel saw one land high on the rock above.
After it had been there a few minutes its mate landed next to it, and we could
see them preening each other, a unique sight for us Northern Europeans!
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| Rachel crossing the most impressive of the 4 viaducts |
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| The old railway stations have been turned into restaurants and accomodation |
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