Kestrel |
Old well |
Orange tree at Terra Firma |
Guadalete valley scenery |
Pen and ink of Ruth relaxing! |
Terra Firma |
Terra Firma |
Poppy |
Terra Firma roof tiles |
Grasses at TF |
Orange tree at Terra Firma |
Orange blossom with bees |
Terra Firma with overhanging cork-oak |
Corner of TF with Raphaels finca in the distance |
TF roof detail, built by George! |
Closeup of Raphaels pad |
Ruth in characteristic pose |
Don't get too close! |
Old vine |
Jimera de Libar from the Rambleshack track |
Raphaels pad |
Loved but unmaintained :-( |
Cactus at Rambleshack |
Tims oranges |
Flora 1 |
Flora 2 |
Cortes estacion the start of our longest walk! |
Molino del santos - early morning coffee! |
Looking down onto the dam and Molino roof |
Path up to Montejaque - the official start! |
Montejaque to Cortes |
Uphill from Montejaque, group of elderly men |
Looking back |
Over the brow of the hill |
knoll with barley cutting |
Very green |
knoll with barley cutting 2 |
Shades of green! |
Knoll with oaks |
Old cortico with oaks |
Man and ham! |
Lots of these |
This is the last farm |
Looking onwards |
More flora |
Ruth and friend |
...croak.... |
These are the barns where you go straight on, dont follow the track to the right! |
Guards! |
Another view |
Looking back from the last uphill leg |
Over the top |
Another very pretty farm, Cortico de Hoyos de Libar |
......and again......... |
Important landmark (not the cow!) - old trough - turn right if you're coming from Cortes |
Track to Cortes |
......and on........(Penon de Libar as backdrop) |
Covered in little blue Irises |
Lots of them! |
...all over this old cobbled track to Cortes! |
Ice cream time in Cortes? |
Jimena de la Frontera |
Moorish Castle entrance |
Moorish Castle and cisterns, with Christian Castle in background |
More cacti!! |
Cisterns |
A window on Spanish countryside |
Jimena rooftops |
Christian Castle |
More Jimena rooftops |
....and more...... |
View west, to the Guardiaro |
Jimena streets |
Window boxes are the order of the day! |
Perfect street |
Perfect street |
Gambas Pil Pil |
Ruths fish |
Window plants take on new meaning! |
Bouganvillia |
Bouganvillia 2 |
Old mule track, Jimena |
Benalalid, one of many 'Pueblos Blancos' |
Puente de Ronda view |
Looking over the other side of the bridge! |
A bit blurred but you get the idea! |
Thistles |
Back to Ronda |
Ronda from an olive grove |
Olive grove and poppies |
Towards Benoajan |
The path goes on....... |
......past a goat farm...... |
which is rather a lovely building........ |
.....through woods until eventually you reach a great spot for lunch! |
Lunch views 1 |
Lunch views 2 |
Lunch views 3 |
We were up there for lunch.......! |
On the trail of the lonesome pine.......... |
What need I say! |
Moorish tower |
|
Montejaque comes into sight |
.......just....... |
Casares, off the Gaucin Manilva road |
Casares - a picture postcard village |
Casares with Moorish ruins and ruined church, Iglesia de la Encarnación |
Casares street - going down! |
Casares street - going up! |
Castle info point - if ypou can read Spanish....... |
Ruin in need of tlc |
Window |
No way through! |
Casares streets are fascinating! |
.....all those shapes.......... |
and olive trees |
Casares rooftops |
and olive trees 2 |
Onwards to the ruins |
More casares rooftops |
Iglesia de la Encarnación 1505 |
Not too sure of this one |
Kestrels |
leaving the nest |
feeding the brood |
Hey this downhill stuff is great! |
Casares geranium |
Chimney |
Ruth in the poolette |
Ruin near Terra Firma |
Terra Firma |
Almond tree |
One of Tims roses |
Ruth prepares her feet at Grazelima car park |
Grazelima street |
Grazelima street 2 - look at those windows! |
Grazelima to El Puerto del Boyar |
View en route |
Goatherd's Leap walk |
loking towards Salto del Cabrero |
Mules ahoy! |
Ruth with another friend! |
Mule too! |
Mule |
Goat farm and salto |
Goat farm |
Goat |
Herd of Goats |
Old Goat shelter |
Walk through oaks |
....and more oaks......... |
towards the salto |
.....the path winds on...... |
time for a break! |
rocky vistas |
and shelters |
friend or foe? |
approaching the salto |
back of Salto del Cabrero |
Wild paeonies |
The walk goes around the back of the salto - turn right! |
Wild Paeonies 1 |
Wild Paeonies 2 |
Salto del Cabrero |
Fauna 3 |
Griffon Vulture on the wing.jpg |
Griffon Vulture surveys the scene.jpg |
Pigs |
Inquisative pig |
Ruth in the pool |