This was our long day of driving as we headed south on the A7 down along the Costa Blanca to Granada. It took just a little under nine hours but we saw many different versions of Spain and that kept us somewhat entertained. As we neared Valencia, we saw miles and miles of orange trees that had already been picked. We saw towering beach communities from time to time as we passed along the Mediterranean. We passed through an arid part of Spain south of Valencia that resembled Arizona. From there we went inland and again picked up the A7 near Murcia. South of Murcia we saw a stretch of several miles of cave homes built into the solid stone of the mountain side. We then saw field after field of regularly planted tress that we believe were almond trees. As we entered Andalucía, the landscape changed to a mountainous region complete with the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains (the original ones) above Granada even though the air temperature was in the upper 70s.
The GPS chip we bought for Spain proved to be invaluable. It took us to our hotel in the most direct manner possible which meant taking twists and turns plus some almost complete loops in “round-abouts.”
The people we met today were all very friendly, including a chatty cabbie who insisted on waiting at no charge while I got my rental car. I’m not sure, but I think it helped that I was at least trying to speak in Spanish to everyone I meet. It has been far from good as my vocabulary and pronunciation are bad but we can still communicate.
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