As I've said quite a few times before, we try not to have a routine in our daily lives here but there are a few things that need to be done regularly, like shopping and the refilling of water bottles.
We started this morning at the Centro de Personas Mayores with breakfast of delicious toasted mollete (a type of bread roll) in the typical Andalucian style with a smattering of olive oil, tomato and garlic. Absolutely delicious but don't stand too close to us for a couple of days !!.
After breakfast, we drove out to the "cortijo" just outside of Olvera to top up our water bottles from the natural spring there. These are a few pictures of the surrounding countryside on a lovely warm day with temperatures in the mid twenties.
The picture above shows the solar panel collection point in the valley below the farm.
The picture above shows the solar panel collection point in the valley below the farm.
Spain is very switched on (excuse the pun) to green energy resources, as witnessed by the huge number of wind turbine farms that are popping up in this area.
The old arabic fort that looks down over the cortijo.
Looking across to Olvera in the distance, about 6 kms away.
We headed back to Olvera and on to Mercadona, our local supermarket, to stock up before the holiday weekend. The 1st November is All Saints Day, when it is traditional to remember the departed and place flowers on the graves of loved ones. As this falls on a Sunday, the holiday is taken on Monday.
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