Travelling Mechanic

is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain. With an area of 2,099.2 square kilometres is the second largest in Europe The town of Cazorla on the edge of the park View of Parque Natural de Cazorla Tree leaves starting to change colour Fallow Deer Guadalquivir River Camping puente de las herrerias Mountain water Walk along the Guadalquivir River valley Using the Black Rapid Yeti Camera strap, made life easy carrying 2 cameras.  Waterfall waiting for the rains

We arrived here at night and was lovely surprise when we woke up in the morning, as I knew nothing about this place. 15 small lakes, That are connected by falls, small rivers as well as subterranean flow and the area is considered as the source of Guadiana River. Lake with small falls And great for cycling

known as one of the best rock climbing areas in Spain. The town of Chlilla Its limestone canyon shaped by the Turia river 2 hour walk Charco azul

Our Sat-Nav took us through a 2 hour drive on single track road without seeing any cars until we went though Abejuela, with a population of only 68 inhabitants. Main street though Abejuela Tthe road from Manzanera to Abejuela

located in the province of Álava, in the north of Spain "Basque country" and Rioja wine. Medieval town with Sierra de Cantabria clearly seen to the north. We stopped for tapa "Pimento Padron" in Laguardia

The start of our road trip to Spain. We took the ferry to calais and decided to drive on the toll roads, to save time and we believe fuel, as we can keep a steady speed of 68 mph. The cost of tolls to drive across France is 100 euros more or less and a tank and 1/2 of diesel from London, we split the costs. We took a detour to meet with my cousin, about an hours drive from the toll road and stayed the night. The next day we had a tour and wine tasting. Grapes waiting to be picked Our lunch time meal Chateau Des Roques For dinner my cousin treated us out for a meal.  We like our meat cooked Bleu – Done on a very hot grill for one minute on each side Grape picker for collecting grapes from vines that are more than 5 years old or younger than 30 years  Down to the cellar. In 1837, as there was a disease that was effecting the vines so all the vineyards decided to dig up all the vines. This took 30 years. To make a living, they dug the lime stone un