Lost in Antequera and Lobo Wolf Park

Iberian Wolf
see all photos »

We left Seville which we've decided is one of our favourite cities.  It has a wonderful calm feeling, incredible architecture and great restaurants.

The drive to Granada was eventful.  We were able to use our TomTom for the first time, which was almost the last time when Richard decided to throw it out the window.  Having decided to visit a wolf park just south of Antequera we made a wrong turn on the outskirts of town and ended up in a labyrinth of the old town.  Saw some amazing churches, plazas and buildings on our hour long detour where we covered roughly 3km due to the insistence of 'Penelope' (the british TomTom voice) who kept leading us in circles and down dead end streets.

Sept 09 - Granada 152 (2).jpg
see all photos »

The wolf park is a privately owned and funded operation that has about 40 wolves of different types.  The tour was very informative and we learned a lot about the nature and behaviour of the wolves that are socialised but essentially wild.  This means they won't run away from you when you walk up to the fence but they will eat you if you managed to get into the enclosure.  Richard didn't believe this was true and wanted proof so decided to put Carmen in with the wolves to test this theory (this last part didn't really happen - though it would have been interesting).  We did however get to see them being fed which was amazing, getting to see how the pack hierarchy works first hand.

Feeding Time
see all photos »

Made it to Granada a little later than expected so just had dinner and prepared for the highlight of the trip so far - Alhambra.