Inland Spanish jaunt.

Jane has come over bringing some windlass parts which was a  great help and heavy package! That’s all reconfigured and yet to be tested properly though it does work. Now with a car we have gone in land in the Valencia/ Aragon area. What a stunning place. Loads of fruit growers , olives and vinyards. Amazing windy roads , great for bikes and very little traffic!

Iron ore mine. Very impressive little tour where the miners were paid 16 cents per day ! Closed in 62

Eagle flying just above our heads.

Visited a bull farm, unofficial. Most of the villages around here have bull runs but not fights. Don’t know why but very impressive animals.

Fresh water , thermal pool not very warm but not mountain cold and so clear with loads of fishes.

Goats or deer not sure?!

One of many mountain village’s above lovely back streets no one around and mostly  renovated . All thriving on fruit growing and olives.

Below Teruel, biggest local town with Muslim influences .

Morivet castle and surrounds. Amazing building from 11 century built over many times partly by the Templars! Have to look up about them, assume they were spreading the Christian way while raping and pillaging . Nothing much changed in 700 yrs then.😳

Mora d’Ebra. Site of fierce battles in the civil war. The river flowing through is massive but water level about 15 ft down from 10 yrs ago and the dam we passed was almost empty. Some serious problems ahead me thinks.

Our Parador in Tortosa. Amazing views and 5* type of building at 3 * prices.

Monument to Franco , still causing a lot of controversy!

Peniscola last visit before heading back to boat.