300 Cordoba

28th August 2018  Miles today, 249, Total miles 748
The trip to Cordoba started off badly. We intended to leave early to ride in the relative cool of the morning but we were hindered by two things. The heat of the night gave us a bad nights sleep and we woke up slower than we originally intended and secondly, after rescuing Wallace from the secure parking, I noticed that his eyes would not open (the headlights were not working). Because I have had this bike for many years I knew immediately that the problem was a bad earth. I also knew where the problem was so I had a mini strip down of the side to gain access to the electrics to sort out a problem that I thought I had dealt with a few weeks before. Muppet!

With Wallace seeing properly we finally set off at 9:30 am and it was already hot for our 247 mile trip. The gauge was reading 28 deg C when we set off.

The journey was incredibly boring and it was obviously not helped by the uncomfortable heat which got worse as the day progressed.

Lots of nothing but semi-desert.

Ah, something to look at - shame we missed the train which was worth looking at. It was one of those height speed things.

We stopped for a bit of brunch at around 12 (we did not have breakfast) and after getting off the bike, Karen was taking her jacket off and let out a small scream. A wasp of some sort had got into her jacket sleeve and stung her on her arm. It soon left her with a very painful 2" red circle on the inside of her elbow. She was however very brave and chalked it up to the environment we were in and accepted it as inevitable at some time.

71 mph (115 kph) and 37 deg C. Horrible.

 We arrived at Cordoba at around 3pm and poured ourselves into the hotel lobby. We were dripping and exhausted. After sorting ourselves out we relaxed in the rooftop pool for a couple of hours then walked across the river bridge and into the old city of Cordoba. Well, we thought Madrid was good but Cordoba was truly spectacular. It was like stepping back to the middle ages. These people really look after their heritage.

The view from our hotel towards the old part of the city over the Roman bridge.

This was in the centre of the bridge. Cathdral in background. How long would this last in the UK ?

Side view of the Cathedral of Cordoba.

Onother side to the cathdral. It was huge. And a capture of the boss.

 After a bimble around we decided to got a drink and popped into a small bar. When the drinks were served the waitress beckoned us through to the garden area and we are glad she did. There was a guy playing a guitar and another bar in a delightful garden. We stayed there the rest of the night. One of the ways they reduce the heat problem is to spray fine water mist over the guests. It sounds weird but it makes the air really cool and comfortable.

This piccy of an idiot abroad also shows the water mist being sprayed.

Looking back at the cathedral whilst returning over the Roman bridge.