A short little drive…

We woke up this morning without a real plan for the day.  We mosied through breakfast at the cottage and did some laundry.  Kelly found a basket of maps and our itinerary started to take shape. She found a map of a town called Ronda.  It didn’t look too far away and if we added a few more roads we figured we could go in a nice circle.  We had no idea how long it would take but didn’t really care.

We headed east towards Ronda and chose smaller road through “Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema” We passed through more beautiful white villages, gorgeous mountains and expansive farms.
Once we reached Ronda we managed to find a place to park and then spent a couple of hours wandering the beautiful town and then enjoying an amazing tapas lunch.

After lunch we got back in the car and traversed over a foggy mountain to emerge at the Mediterranean coast.  We saw everything from abandoned buildings to five star golf resorts.  We caught a few glimpses of the rock of Gibraltar and started heading north.  As much as we would all love another stamp in our passports we ruled out a trip to Gibraltar after reading that the lines of traffic are usually hours long.

Once we arrived back home we had a nice break – I worked on my scrapbook and the other two watched a movie on Kelly’s iPad.  We just finished having leftovers and are spending the evening reading, playing cards, and just relaxing.
Being here is the closest thing so far to feeling like I am at my parent’s home.  It could be the fruit trees, or maybe it’s the gin and tonics – but this little cottage in Acos de la frontera is pretty amazing.

Arcos de la Frontera
Andalusia