Andalusia

From Gatwick's frozen fog to humid, tropical nights in a Portuguese fishing village, we have made our way to our winter residence here in Rubite, in the Costa Tropical region of Andalusia (Spain). We had several days to wonder at the Moors and the Christian warriors who finally booted them out 500 years ago, as we have travelled through Seville, Cordoba and Granada.
Coastal lowlands turned to rolling hills, to olive groves, to frantic rock outcrops, and finally to the snowcaps of the Sierra Madre as we neared our destination. In a day or a week or two we'll wander up some dirt road and see the December snowcaps. But today we went down to the Mediterranean, walking our new best friend Jes. She and three cats will be our company for the month. Tonight we're burning olive wood in the stove, and going to bed in some wonder of rural Spain. More of that later. . .