Two of our instructors – one of them, our course mentor, took us out on a scenic drive around Southern Spain – to Zahara, Grazalema and Arcos. The day started with an hour’s drive to Zahara. The town’s built hill, so it was quite a walk up to a cafe where we had something to drink.
The views from the top were amazing:
We then headed off to Grazalema for lunch at a restaurant. I ordered grilled swordfish, since I’ve not had it before and thought I’d try it out – and I was very pleased with my choice! The next stop was Arcos; we routed through roads on the slopes of mountains and stopped on the way take a look at the view.
Arcos is a small town just east of Jerez – photo taken from Arcos:
We got back around 7pm and on the way back we passed a bridge and section of the road crowded with people – for some kind of tractor race! Later that evening we drove back to the area to see what it was all about. Unfortunately there wasn’t any parking.. and instead we managed to get lost in the maze of roads near the runway threshold! However it did give us the opportunity to meet:
