Just a short blog to confirm we have now left Finca Manolo in the Malaga mountains. After lugging all our bags and baggage to the car which had been parked at the far side of the swimming pool, we set off at 9.56am local time. It was lovely to slowly drive through the hills and mountains of Axarquia to link up with the motorway system.
The drive north was, as always, a mixture of vastly different landscapes. At first we passed through many hills with olives growing on their slopes. Later we saw other landscapes with rolling "fields of gold" where cereal crops were grown. Passing through Valdepenas we saw countless vineyards with the workers just starting the grape picking season. Eventually, as we turned towards Toledo there were barren slopes with castles and ancient windmills. There is a famous line of old windmills on the hilltop as the motorway begins its way towards Toledo. Next to them is an ancient fortress which has a resident tower crane engaged in restoration work.
Once I turned off the road into Toledo I discovered the authorities had made a significant change at the junction where we turn for our hotel. There were road works two weeks ago when we drove south. Today there is a roundabout in construction! It was all a bit daunting so I went further along to pick up another route I knew that brought us to the hotel. What a good thing we have been here a few times!
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