Been to a Spanish horse show - both riders and horses very accomplished and beautifully groomed.  Visited the Alhambra with its stunning Nasrid Palaces built for Granada’s Muslim rulers in the 1300s and its extensive gardens.  Very hot again 36 degrees.  None of the pools at the Spanish camping grounds have been up and going – do these people not feel the heat?

Today we have travelled to just north of Valencia on route to Barcelona – about 600km.  Very interesting countryside.  Started off quite mountainous very like the USA then more desert-like with people living in the hillsides.  As we neared the Mediterranean blue water, intensive tourist blocks (think surfers) but hills quite barren - Costa Blanca area (think Benidorm!) finally giving way to lots of orange groves (Valencia oranges of course) and other cultivation.  We will continue travelling tomorrow to Barcelona.