Trujillo to Ronda

on the balcony ~ on the lead!! what a view
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On Thursday morning bright and early we rose for a final walk around the olive groves. With the white storks clattering their bills and the bee-eaters chirping as they zipped along in the sky it was all rather delightful.

M & D went round to the main farmhouse and had breakfast in the little courtyard with Angus and I in our usual positions of under the table. We went back to the room , loaded up …allowing just enough time for us to snack on some frankfurter and biscuit, a quick slurp of water and then into our passenger positions on the back seat for the next part of our journey to Ronda.

M got the eeby jeebys when she saw how high we were and the distance between the railings

on route ~ not a soul in site!
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This was again another long drive but good old Tom Tom safely and efficiently navigated us around Seville and by late afternoon we had arrived in Ronda. Such is the efficiency of our friend Tom Tom that it got us straight to the door of our hotel for the night Hotel Husa Reina Victoria.

This was a very nice hotel and we were given a large comfortable room overlooking the valley. The room had a big balcony, but M got the eeby jeebys when she saw how high we were and the distance between the railings. She insisted we could only go out there under supervision and on a lead….I wasn’t overly happy about that one.

scenic view from hotel room
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We liked Ronda…it’s a very nice place. It has an air of sophistication about it.

M said when she & D had been there last year there had been a terrible smell of raw sewage coming from the gorge..but fortunately that wasn’t evident this time. It does possess something called a bull ring. Not quite sure what that was all about but the Spanish seem to be well into it.There is a big bronze statue of a bull outside and another one of a couple of humans who are famous for their jobs as a Matador and a Picador

I have to say the views from the gorge are a bit scary! Made me feel a bit weak in my paws…

M & D wanted to go out and find a favourite restaurant for a meal and we went with them. Unfortunately it would not accept 4 legged friends under the table even though the restaurant was completely outside. How bizarre is that?

However the one next door to it did and the very nice waiter brought us a big bowl of water…how thoughtful. We took up our places under the table to watch the world’s feet and legs go by. Angus and I made sure we looked our absolute best and appealing. Lots of people passing by made a fuss of us and we feel the waiters liked this because people stopped to look at us which allowed the waiters to entice them in as a result ‘our’ restaurant was filling up much faster than the ‘no perros’ one…te..he!

After our meal we walked slowly back taking in the sites. It’s a busy town and very popular with tourists but very pleasant. We retired back to the room and sat on the balcony and watched the night sky and the lights in the valley below.

We all slept very well that night….which was just as well with what was to follow!