Carol and Warwick's visit

Tues 19 Feb

Another busy week has gone by and we have enjoyed the company of Carol and Warwick for 4 days. The week started very well with Kevin having a proper haircut from the barber in Riogordo, she did a great job and all for only 5€. 

Carol and Warwick arrived on the 14th having spent the first few days of their holiday with Warwick’s brother and wife in Orgiva. They arrived on a lovely warm day, we had lunch and the afternoon  on the terrace chatting and catching up. After dinner we went to the quiz and were lucky enough to have Viv join our team and we came second - our best result so far. 

Fri 15th, The day started very well with Warwick spotting a pair of Hoopoe. Warwick recognised them immediately from books but this was the first time to see them for real. Carol had a very painful, bruised foot and wrist from a fall in Granada so we had a gentle stroll round Comares today. It was another lovely hot day and we followed the trail around the village. We were accompanied for much of it by a dog which we have found to be quite normal on many of the walks we have done over the last few months. The dog hung around whilst we had our picnic lunch, Kevin finally gave in and gave it a crisp which it refused to eat. Too fussy to be a stray then. Later, after dinner, we had a lovely evening looking at photos of Sophia, new Granddaughter of C&W, their trip to Venice and some of our travels. 

Sat 16th, a hot cloudless day today, so a trip to El Torcal. The area was fascinating and we saw Griffon vultures endlessly soaring on thermals. They were magnificent. Carol coped with the walk very well considering it’s so uneven and rocky. 

Sun 17th We walked some of the Ruta de los tajos in the morning taking the binocs for bird watching. It’s a long uphill walk behind the house with the reward of spectacular views all the way. After an hour we stopped for a breather and then headed back down for a well earned coffee. During the afternoon we drove around lake Vinuela, stopping for a late lunch and then drove back to Riogordo through Perianna. The weather had changed from a sunny warm morning to a cool, breezy afternoon.  

Mon 18th C&W flew home today on quite an early flight which involved setting the alarm for 06.45. Not a time we would normally choose to wake!